Jokers and chokers
Even though some six months ago there was practically full political consensus for the Hungarian capital to battle Los Angeles, Rome and Paris to host the 2024 Olympics, the hopes[…]
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A case of “yes, we can” in 2024
So a new movement – Momentum – is forming and their main belief is saying no to the Olympics in Budapest. I never understood why anyone tries to start something[…]
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Pay-off day for labour’s lost
Wage, tax adjustments meet with general satisfaction
Minimum wages for unskilled workers will be raised by 15 percent and for skilled workers by 25 percent in 2017, according to an agreement the government reached in talks with[…]
Opposition for opposition’s sake
The Socialists, Jobbik and Democratic Coalition are now becoming a group seeking to thwart any initiative, ruling Fidesz’ parliamentary group leader Lajos Kósa told a press conference after new judges[…]
Hungarians Caught Between National Referendum and European Union Migrant Quotas
Europeans have not talked so much about European affairs as they have since the summer of 2016. After the clap of thunder generated by Brexit, another storm is building up[…]
Fidesz plans poll tinkering
Ruling Fidesz is planning to submit its proposal on changes to the electoral law, daily Magyar Hirlap quoted Gergely Gulyás, the party’s deputy group leader, as saying on Monday. The[…]
Win one, lose one
Top court favours postal law change but not national bank
The Constitutional Court has ruled that amendments to the law governing the National Bank of Hungary that give it the legal power to decline public information requests concerning companies that[…]
Fidesz hits back at Juhász
The governing Fidesz wants a parliamentary investigation into the assets of Péter Juhász, co-leader of the small opposition Együtt (Together) party. István Hollik, a deputy of the ruling parties, said[…]
Shoot first, ask questions later
Ridiculous. There is just no better word to describe what went down on Tuesday at the National Election Office. See the complete story – or rather where the story stands[…]
Campaign financing clearly compromises election fairness
Final of a two-part analysis by the left-leaning Political Capital
Regarding the Hungarian election system restructured between 2010 and 2014 it can be stated that it has not made its creators invincible. While a large number (but not all) of[…]
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