According to a recent poll by the government-friendly Nezopont Institute, support for the ruling Fidesz-KDNP alliance has further increased since the parliamentary elections in April. One of the opposition parties wouldn’t make it to the parliament. Continue reading “Fidesz gets even more popular – poll”
Opposition party representatives said consultations on Wednesday for cooperation in upcoming by-elections were “constructive and held amid a good atmosphere”. Continue reading “Opposition discussed cooperation in by-elections”
Hungarian opposition parties and trade unions celebrated May 1 across the country. One-third of Hungarians attended various – not only political – events on Tuesday. Continue reading “Opposition celebrates May 1”
The opposition LMP party has questioned the integrity of the computer system and administrative apparatus responsible for the handling of Hungary’s election data, insisting the entire system was compromised by “serious security holes”. Continue reading “Election IT system in hands of small circle – says opposition LMP”
All the votes cast in the Hungarian parliamentary elections on April 8 have been counted on Saturday, including votes cast abroad and by those who voted outside their districts. The strongest opposition party, Jobbik gained one mandate from Fidesz, but the ruling alliance still has a two-thirds majority in the parliament. Continue reading “Final result: Fidesz has two-thirds majority”
Hungary’s next parliament will have “very strong legitimacy”, ruling Fidesz parliamentary leader Gergely Gulyas said, commenting on the high turnout on election day, but he ruled out the possibility that Fidesz would receive enough votes for a two-thirds majority. Continue reading “Gulyas rules out Fidesz’s two-thirds majority”
The debate of Hungarian prime ministerial candidates was held on Thursday evening on the RTL Klub tv channel.Viktor Orban was invited, but he didn’t go to the programme. The Hungarian prime minister refuses to participate in debates since 2006. Continue reading “The debate of PM candidates was held without Orban”
