Budapest By-Elections Yield 3 Governing Party, 1 Opposition Victory Four Budapest seats held by-elections on Sunday, with three electing candidates from the governing party and one from the opposition,... 2022.06.27.
Fidesz to Propose Holding EP and Municipal Elections on Same Day A proposal on holding the European parliamentary and municipal elections in Hungary on the same day will be submitted to... 2022.06.15.
Opposition Dilemma for 2022: One Common Party List or Two? The opposition's partial success during last year's municipal election was serious fuel for trying to build close and wide-ranging cooperation... 2020.02.12.
New Blog ‘Angel’s Advocate’ Threatens to Reveal Socialist Politicians’ Alleged Sex and Drug Scandals A new blog called the "Angel's Advocate" promises to reveal dirty secrets about a newly elected opposition mayor and his... 2019.12.09.
Newly Elected General Assembly of Budapest to Hold Inaugural Meeting The General Assembly of Budapest will hold its inaugural meeting next Tuesday, with fifteen items on the agenda, MTI reports. ... 2019.10.30.
Survey: 180,000 People Voted in Local Elections Only Due to Borkai Scandal Three percent of those who have heard about the sex and corruption scandal of Győr’s Fidesz mayor Zsolt Borkai, have... 2019.10.28.
Press Roundup: Did Sex and Corruption Scandals Influence the Municipal Election? The weeklies and dailies ponder the role of sex and corruption scandals in last weekend’s surprise local election results, and... 2019.10.21.
Tarlós to be Orbán’s Chief Adviser but Not in Budapest Matters István Tarlós will be a chief adviser to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. But he does not want to deal with current... 2019.10.17.
Budapest’s New Mayor Promises Greener, Freer, and More Transparent Capital On Sunday, Budapest elected a new mayor. The program of Gergely Karácsony, dubbed 'Let's take back Budapest' very much focuses... 2019.10.16.
End of an Era? Parties React to Local Elections Results The outcome of Sunday's municipal election has surprised many, both on the governing and the opposition side. Opposition parties emphasized... 2019.10.15.
Mohács: Invalid Ballots Outstrip Valid Ones in Protest against Lone Candidate Socialist mayoral candidate Ferenc Csorbai, who was also the only candidate running for office in Mohács, has won the local... 2019.10.14.
Fidesz Losing Total Dominance Gives Opposition Hope The 2019 municipal elections brought great surprises. Although Fidesz won the majority of the municipals, they lost Budapest and a... 2019.10.14.
Local Elections – Fidesz’s Borkai Re-elected Mayor of Győr Despite Scandal Fidesz’s Zsolt Borkai, who is at the center of media attention for more than one week due to his sex-tape... 2019.10.14.
Local Elections – Turnout 42.69 pc at 5pm By 5pm on Sunday, 42.69 percent of the around 8 million eligible voters had cast their ballots in Hungary's local... 2019.10.13.
Local Elections – Turnout 34.69 pc at 3pm By 3pm on Sunday, 34.69 percent of the around 8 million eligible voters had cast their ballots in Hungary's local... 2019.10.13.
Local elections – Opposition Leaders Cast Ballot Opposition party leaders cast their votes in the local elections on Sunday. Bertalan Tóth, leader of the Socialist Party, said... 2019.10.13.
Local Elections – Local Fidesz to File Criminal Complaint over Alleged Violation of Rules The local chapter of ruling Fidesz in Érd, outside Budapest, will file a criminal complaint over what they regard as... 2019.10.13.
Local Elections – Tarlós Aims to Build ‘Liveable, Prosperous, Peaceful’ City István Tarlós, incumbent mayor of Budapest and candidate of the ruling parties to continue in the post, cast his ballot... 2019.10.13.
Local Elections – Turnout 26.6 pc at 1pm By 1pm on Sunday, 26.6 percent of the around 8 million eligible voters had cast their ballots in Hungary's local... 2019.10.13.
Local Elections – Karácsony Casts Vote in Budapest District 14 Sunday's local elections offer an opportunity to Budapest residents "to recapture their city", Gergely Karácsony, the opposition's candidate for Budapest... 2019.10.13.
Local Elections – Turnout 18.25 pc at 11am By 11am on Sunday, 18.25 percent of the around 8 million eligible voters had cast their ballots in Hungary's local... 2019.10.13.
