DK to Launch Petition Drive against Govt Plan to Scrap KATA Tax The Democratic Coalition (DK) will launch a petition drive in protest against plans by the government to scrap the preferential... 2022.05.30.
Budapest Assembly Lacks Quorum ‘Due to Conflict between Party Leaders’ The General Assembly of the Budapest municipality was cancelled on Wednesday due to conflict between the leaders of the parties... 2022.05.25.
Far-right Opposition Mi Hazánk Presses for Establishment of National Policy Ministry Mi Hazánk (Our Homeland) is pushing for a national policy ministry to be set up, the head of the radical... 2022.05.22.
LMP Pledges to Allocate HUF 300 Bn for Energy Efficiency Programmes Opposition LMP wants to allocate 300 billion forints (EUR 780 million) for energy efficiency programmes, including installing insulation, changing windows... 2022.05.22.
Márki-Zay Addresses Direkt36 “Lies” Regarding Unsuccessful Campaign "I'm glad that I was the only one who made mistakes, everyone else was perfect," Péter Márki-Zay stated with an... 2022.05.20.
Direkt36 Reveals Major Disunity in Hungary’s 2022 Opposition Campaign After a month and a half of gathering information, Direkt36 has shared its findings on why the United for Hungary... 2022.05.20.
Top Court Rules Opposition Referendum Bid on Chinese Fudan University Unconstitutional The Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that a decision by the Kúria, Hungary's supreme court, approving referendum initiatives on the... 2022.05.18.
Opposition Párbeszéd Votes against Electing Orbán PM Opposition Párbeszéd lawmakers voted against re-electing Viktor Orbán as prime minister before walking out of parliament during Orbán's inaugural speech,... 2022.05.17.
Orbán Takes Oath in Parliament: Hungary’s Interest to Remain a Member of the EU Viktor Orbán was sworn in as Hungary's next prime minister for the fifth time and outlined his plans for the... 2022.05.16.
Opposition’s Former PM Candidate Márki-Zay Announces New ‘Party of Civilians’ The opposition alliance's former prime-ministerial candidate is establishing a new, civilian party, he revealed in a social media post on... 2022.05.16.
DK: Education, Healthcare, Welfare, Environmental Protection Deemed “Unnecessary” by New Government Gergely Arató, the deputy group leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), on Friday criticised Viktor Orbán's incoming cabinet which... 2022.05.14.
Jobbik Leader Jakab Denies Cover-up Attempt of Party’s Alleged Sexual Assault Scandal It broke headlines on Thursday that a Jobbik politician allegedly lured the 24-year-old partner of Jobbik deputy chairman György Szilágyi... 2022.05.10.
Former Deputy Leader Stummer Quits Jobbik János Stummer, a former deputy leader of opposition Jobbik, has quit the party following the election of Péter Jakab as... 2022.05.10.
Fidesz MEP: Hungarian Left-Wing MEPs are Fighting Against their Own Country Hungarian left-wing MEPs are doing all they can to undermine their own country, Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch told public radio... 2022.05.09.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on The Opposition a Full Month After its Electoral Defeat Commentators on both sides of the political spectrum suggest that the weaknesses which sealed the opposition’s fate during the elections... 2022.05.09.
House Speaker: Hungary Facing ‘Erosion of Parliamentary Norms’ Hungary is facing the erosion of parliamentary norms as a new generation of parliamentarians seem unwilling to adhere to house... 2022.05.09.
Péter Jakab Re-elected as Jobbik Leader Péter Jakab was re-elected as leader of the opposition Jobbik party at a party conference on Saturday, the party said... 2022.05.07.
Ruling Parties Call on Leftists to Condemn EU’s New Russia Sanctions The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance has called on MPs and MEPs of Hungary's leftist opposition to "say a clear no"... 2022.05.05.
Párbeszéd Calls for Withdrawal of Law on Fudan University Campus Párbeszéd, jointly with other opposition parties, will propose the withdrawal of a law on setting up a campus for China's... 2022.05.05.
Press Roundup: Parliament Begins 4-Year Term As the newly elected national assembly meets for the first time, commentators ponder what role remains for an opposition which... 2022.05.03.
Far-Right Mi Hazánk: ‘Jobbik would not be able to run on its own any more’ Several parties including Jobbik would not be strong enough to run on their own in a general election, László Toroczkai,... 2022.05.02.
