The European Green Party would expel Hungary’s Politics Can Be Different (LMP) party, if they start cooperating with the right-wing conservative Jobbik party, Philippe Lamberts told Hungarian news site Azonnali. Continue reading “Lamberts: No alliance with Jobbik”
Government plans to reorganise the structure and funding of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) have triggered protests from opposition parties on Tuesday. Continue reading “Protest for the Academy of Sciences”
Jobbik leader Tamas Sneider, at the conservative party’s season opening event on Saturday, vowed to “fight to the end” to “eliminate the current regime” and bring about change in Hungary. Continue reading “Jobbik leader vows to ‘fight to the end’ for change”
Right-wing opposition Jobbik will convene an emergency congress to discuss the situation in light of fines levied on the party by the State Audit Office (ASZ) for violating campaign financing rules in last spring’s general election, the leader of the party said on Friday. Continue reading “Jobbik convenes congress over Audit Office fine”
Conservative opposition Jobbik is against the cooperation of all opposition parties before the European Parliamentary elections because votes would be cast for party lists and “such cooperation stands without an example” in Europe, the party said in a statement on Tuesday. Continue reading “Jobbik opposes all-opposition cooperation”
Hungary’s opposition parties on Saturday called for further protests, another change of regime and building a new republic, while trade unions announced nationwide demonstrations to be held on January 19 in protest against recent amendments to the labour code. Continue reading “Opposition calls for nationwide demos”
The outcome of next year’s European Parliamentary elections will determine “whether we can build a free, liveable and predictable Hungary in a safe Europe”, the group leader of conservative Jobbik told a press conference on Saturday. Continue reading “According to opposition party Jobbik, Orban wants to drive Hungary out of the EU”
