Vona promises anti-graft measures
Jobbik has pledged to implement various measures to combat corruption if it wins power in Sunday’s election. Continue reading “Vona promises anti-graft measures”
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Vona: Jobbik would make Hungary a stabilising, not a destabilising force
The general elections on April 8 are not only about the next four years, it will determine Hungary’s future for at least two generations, the strongest opposition party’s chairman and prime ministerial candidate, Gabor Vona told a press conference in Gyongyos. According to the politician, Jobbik’s victory depends on the voter turnout. Continue reading “Vona: Jobbik would make Hungary a stabilising, not a destabilising force”
Orban: We must avoid becoming an immigrant country
“If we make even one step towards becoming an immigrant country, there’s no going back”, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned in Echo TV’s Bayer Show programme on Sunday. Orban warned of the “background forces” behind the opposition parties, who would dictate to them if they win. Continue reading “Orban: We must avoid becoming an immigrant country”
Orban changes and divides his country – German press
Viktor Orban has turned Hungary richer, but also more corrupt and eurosceptic, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Continue reading “Orban changes and divides his country – German press”
Searching for the key to Orban’s success
Viktor Orban’s “dystopian warnings of a future dominated by a clash of civilisations appear to have struck a chord with his countrymen”, the Financial Times writes about the Hungarian prime minister’s election campaign and rhetorics on migration. Continue reading “Searching for the key to Orban’s success”
Weber wants Orban re-elected
„Viktor Orban is a strong prime minister of Hungary, who vivifies European political debates”, Manfred Weber, the EP group leader of the European People’s Party – of which Hungary’s ruling Fidesz is a member – told Hungarian weekly Figyelo. Continue reading “Weber wants Orban re-elected”
Szijjarto: Hungary must not become ultimate migrant destination
In light of Austria’s new anti-migration policy, Hungary can only avoid becoming the collection point for migrants “if we do not allow migrants to enter the country now and after the election”, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Tapolca, in western Hungary, on Friday. Continue reading “Szijjarto: Hungary must not become ultimate migrant destination”
Orban: Christian Europe is our home
Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in an interview to public radio on Friday, appealed to voters to cast their vote to decide not only the next government but whether Hungary remained a sovereign power or operated under an “internationalist government established by George Soros”; in which case Hungary would become “a country of immigrants”. Continue reading “Orban: Christian Europe is our home”
Orban: The question is whether Hungary can remain Christian and Hungarian
When Hungarians head to the polls on April 8, they will not just be deciding about their country’s future for the next four years, but for many decades to come, the prime minister said in an interview to a local broadcaster in south-western Hungary’s Nagykanizsa on Thursday. Continue reading “Orban: The question is whether Hungary can remain Christian and Hungarian”
Sonneborn: Orban must go
From the point-of-view of “Europe’s democratic side” the Two-tailed Dog Party is Viktor Orban’s most serious challenger, writes Martin Sonneborn, the head of Germany’s satirical DIE PARTEI, referring to a Hungarian satirical joke party. Continue reading “Sonneborn: Orban must go”
