PM Orbán Talks Ukraine, Army Development, Pension Premium, Opposition in Radio Interview The government will pay pensioners a 80,000 forint (EUR 222) premium in November, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told pro-government public... 2021.10.01.
Press Roundup: First Round of Opposition Primary Concludes A pro-government commentator claims that the opposition primary is a stunt orchestrated by Ferenc Gyurcsány. A liberal columnist commenting on... 2021.10.01.
DK’s Dobrev Wins First Round of Opposition Primary Election Democratic Coalition's (DK) Klára Dobrev has garnered most of the votes at the opposition primaries' first round, followed by Párbeszéd's... 2021.10.01.
DK Presidency Member in Hot Water over Offshore Company Links Democratic Coalition's presidency member who also runs in the opposition primaries is under attack for her links to an offshore... 2021.09.29.
Survey: Fidesz Maintains Steady Lead Despite Opposition Primaries If a general election were held this Sunday, Hungary's ruling Fidesz party would capture 53 percent of the vote and... 2021.09.29.
Controversial Socialist MP Tóth Pulls Out of Primaries after Losing Support of Backing Parties Csaba Tóth, Zugló's incumbent Socialist (MSZP) lawmaker, has decided to step down in the primaries. Following a number of accusations,... 2021.09.28.
Although Already Promised, Teachers Still Have to Wait for Wage Hike While even government politicians now admit that a wage hike for teachers is much needed, other than the promise of... 2021.09.24.
Párbeszéd Proposes Expanding Free Public Transport for Children to Pest County The opposition Párbeszéd party has submitted a proposal to parliament to making public transport free in Pest County for children... 2021.09.22.
Press Roundup: Opposition Primary Suspended after IT Crash Opposition-leaning authors suspect the government side behind the crash of the vote counting server on Saturday, the first day of... 2021.09.21.
“Corruption, Covid Deaths, Party Secretary Mentality,” – Opposition Reacts to Orbán’s Speech After Viktor Orbán's address at the opening of parliament’s autumn session on Monday, the opposition began to harshly criticize the... 2021.09.21.
Press Roundup: Voting in Opposition Primaries Underway As voting begins in the opposition primaries to choose PM Orbán’s challenger, weeklies and the weekend editions of dailies wonder... 2021.09.20.
June 4th Won’t Be Public Holiday after Ruling Party MP’s Abstention Following the government politicians' abstention, June 4th, the Day of National Cohesion, a.k.a. the anniversary of the signing of the... 2021.09.16.
Analysis of Primaries: Balance Among Potential Winners but DK and Jobbik Can Hope for More Besides a virtual balance in potential candidates, current situation predicts the likelihood of Jobbik and Democratic Coalition (DK) to come... 2021.09.16.
Karácsony Unlawfully Taught in Corvinus? Budapest mayor and candidate for prime minister, Gergely Karácsony, might have taught unlawfully at Corvinus before his political career, according... 2021.09.15.
Press Roundup: Opposition Holds First Primary Debate Commentators right across the political spectrum agree that the opposition prime ministerial candidates avoided fierce disputes and divisive topics in... 2021.09.15.
Opposition Turns to Top Court to Annul ‘Inadequate’ Climate Law Hungary's opposition parties are turning to the top court with a request that it annul the country's law on climate... 2021.09.14.
Direkt36: Media Owner Páva’s Surveillance Began After Working Contract with Opposition Party was Published Government-critical news portal Ezalényeg's current publisher, former MSZP politician Zoltán Páva's surveillance with Pegasus could potentially be related to one... 2021.09.13.
Focus on Fidesz’s Accountability, ‘Unjust’ Taxation, Healthcare, and Education at Opposition PM-Candidates’ First Debate The first debate between the opposition parties' prime-ministerial candidates was held Sunday night. Besides only one minor verbal clash, the... 2021.09.13.
“Greed, Treason, Mafia State,” – Opposition Reacts to Casino Concession Decision Tough reactions, outcry, and anger followed the Orbán administration's new controversial move that will provide businessmen with close ties to... 2021.09.09.
Skirmishes and Controversy Accompany Opposition Primaries Despite the opposition parties endorsing one another, stressing that primaries are a celebration of democracy, their campaign and fights for... 2021.09.08.
Fidesz’s Anti-Gyurcsány, Anti-Karácsony Signature Drive Garners 100,000 Signatures More than 100,000 people have already signed Fidesz's "Stop, Gyurcsány! Stop, Karácsony!" petition in only five days, announced the ruling... 2021.09.07.
