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”
Leaders of the opposition parties have criticised Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban for “threatening” his political opponents. Continue reading “Opposition rejects Orban’s threat”
Hungary’s April 8 general election will bear significance beyond the country, opposition Socialist-Parbeszed prime ministerial candidate Gergely Karacsony and Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPO) head Christian Kern said at a joint press conference after talks in Vienna. Continue reading ““Orbanism is an illness in Europe””
The Hungarian Socialist Party’s (MSZP) congress on Saturday approved the cooperation of MSZP and the Dialogue (Parbeszed) party for the parliamentary elections in April. The two parties will have joint candidates, a joint list, and their prime ministerial candidate is Gergely Karacsony, the Dialogue’s chairman. Continue reading “Left-wing cooperation made official”
The prime minister candidate of the opposition Socialist and Parbeszed parties, Gergely Karacsony, has said he wants to steer Hungary away from “the politics of hatred and division” towards a western, just and knowledge-based society. Continue reading “Karacsony wants to reform Hungarian society”
Four opposition parties – Egyutt (Together), green LMP, Parbeszed (Dialogue) and Demokratikus Koalicio (Democratic Coalition) – have been fined by the State Audit Office. Egyutt is considering legal steps. According to Jobbik, that was fined 660 million forints, democracy is at stake in the case with the State Audit Office (ASZ). Continue reading “State Audit Office, led by a former pro-govt politician, fines opposition parties”
