Opposition on Lifting Covid Measures: ‘Govt Forced to Retreat Yet Again’ The opposition alliance on Thursday issued a statement saying that a week ago it had proposed lifting Covid-related restrictions, and... 2022.03.04.
Press Roundup: Different Takes on Hungary’s Dependency on Russian Gas A pro-government columnist lambasts the opposition for demanding more independence from Russian energy imports. A liberal pundit accuses the government... 2022.03.04.
2022 Elections: Ukrainian War Seems to Have Raised Fidesz’s Popularity The Ukrainian war has definitely raised Fidesz-KDNP's popularity, according to one of the most reliable pollsters. There is no consensus... 2022.03.03.
Ukrainian War: Márki-Zay Pledges Support to Zelensky Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition alliance's prime ministerial candidate, has written to Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to express "deep sympathy, solidarity... 2022.03.03.
Ukrainian War: Opposition MPs Slam Government’s Foreign Policy Opposition members of parliament's foreign affairs committee have accused the government of ditching a policy of carving its own path... 2022.03.03.
Transcarpathian Hungarian Orgs Condemn Márki-Zay’s Comments on Transcarpathian Refugees Recent comments made by the opposition's joint candidate for prime minister have sparked outrage among Transcarpathian Hungarian organizations. In an... 2022.03.02.
Opposition Protest at “Spy Bank” IIB: “Russians! Home!” "Russians! Home!," chanted protesters on Tuesday evening in Budapest's Clark Ádám Square in front of the International Investment Bank, which... 2022.03.02.
Press Roundup: Hungary Blocks the Transit of Lethal Weapons to Ukraine A pro-government and a left-wing columnist disagree fiercely on the government’s decision not to send weapons and not even allow... 2022.03.02.
Ukraine War Reframes Hungarian Campaign Messages on Both Sides The war in Ukraine and the response and reactions to it, have already left their mark on the ongoing Hungarian... 2022.03.02.
Opposition Slams Orbán Gov’t Arms Delivery Veto to Ukraine According to the opposition alliance, Viktor Orbán is using "doublespeak" on the issue of arms supplies to Ukraine. "When it... 2022.03.01.
Amid Western Sanctions on Moscow, Debate Unfolds Over Hungary’s Russia-Financed Nuclear Power Plant Expansion Hungary’s nuclear power plant expansion, Paks 2, is “proceeding according to plan,” the local unit of Russia’s Rosatom, the general... 2022.03.01.
Ukrainian War: Opposition Calls for Special Parliamentary Session Hungary's opposition parties have called on Speaker of Parliament László Kövér to convene a special session of parliament for Wednesday.... 2022.03.01.
DK Calls on Govt to Release Names of Russian Residency Bond Buyers The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on the government to release the names of Russian nationals who have purchased... 2022.03.01.
Opposition PM Candidate Márki-Zay: Only NATO Can Protect Hungary’s Safety The opposition's joint candidate for prime minister, Péter Márki-Zay, streamed a video on his YouTube channel about the week's events,... 2022.02.28.
Election Committee Registers Altogether Six National Lists for April Ballot Hungary's National Election Committee (NVB) registered two national party lists for the April general election at a meeting on Sunday.... 2022.02.28.
Opposition Demands Hungary Leave “Russian Spy Bank” IIB after Czechia and Romania Pull Out Following the Czech Republic, Romania is also withdrawing from the Budapest-based, Russian-majority-owned International Investment Bank (IIB) due to Russia’s invasion... 2022.02.28.
Orbán: “Whatever sanctions EU member states agree on, we’ll back them” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that "Whatever sanctions EU member states agree on, we'll back them." In an interview with... 2022.02.27.
Election 2022: United Opposition Presents National List The united opposition has presented its joint national list for the April 3 general election, the National Election Office announced on... 2022.02.26.
Ukraine Crisis: Socialist Leader Calls for Making Hungary’s Euro-Atlantic Commitment Unambiguous Hungary should make its Euro-Atlantic commitment unambiguous as soon as possible, Bertalan Tóth, co-leader of the Socialist Party (MSZP), said... 2022.02.26.
Opposition PM Candidate Márki-Zay: Hungarian Soldiers Have No Place in Ukraine Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition alliance's candidate for prime minister, made it clear that he would not send Hungarian soldiers to... 2022.02.25.
Opposition Calls for End to Restrictions, State of Special Legal Order The united opposition has demanded the lifting of epidemiological restrictions and the special legal order introduced in connection with the... 2022.02.25.
