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[…]
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Jobbik attacks Roma spending
The radical nationalist Jobbik party called on the government on Monday to reconsider plans to spend 91 billion forints on Roma integration in the next four years instead of the[…]
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Jobbik only rival to Fidesz in 2018: Vona
The radical nationalist Jobbik party aims to become the only alternative to the governing Fidesz party in the 2018 general election, party leader Gábor Vona said at a two-day meeting[…]
Radicals will be radicals
In case you didn’t notice, the campaign for the 2018 election has officially begun. Radical Jobbik’s re-elected leader Gábor Vona used his newly re-established power at his party’s recent congress[…]
Schiffer bemoans state of politics, quits
András Schiffer, founder and co-leader of the green opposition LMP party, resigned as co-chair from June 1 and will return his parliamentary mandate on August 31. Schiffer (pictured) told news[…]
Vona keeps grip on Jobbik
Gábor Vona was re-elected chairman of radical nationalist Jobbik at the party congress on Sunday. Vona received 80.5 percent of the secret ballot vote and will embark on his sixth[…]
Arrow Cross dawn
The dream to transform a radical niche party into a major player
The immortal saying (slightly adapted) “No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the public” came to my mind when I read Jobbik president Gábor Vona’s recent announcement that[…]
Trouble at top in Jobbik
Vona plans to drop hardliners in favour of ‘winners’
Three deputy leaders of the radical nationalist Jobbik who are considered to belong to the more radical wing of the extremist party will not be re-elected at the summer convention.[…]
Every vote counts in mad scramble for power
Part one of an 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[…]
Jobbik support falls by third
Support for radical nationalist party Jobbik fell by one third from September to November, which reflects its failure to become a “people’s party”, a poll by Nézőpont Institute prepared for[…]
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