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2018 election to be ‘pivotal’, says Socialists candidate for prime minister
Botka: But if God forbid Prime Minister Orbán were to retain power, it would mean 12 years of absolute rule for him
Momentum Movement votes to become political party, run in 2018
The Momentum Movement has voted to become a political party
Left-wing parties should run single joint candidate in each constituency in 2018, says former prime minister
Gyurcsány: Socialist Party will run its own party list led by László Botka
Orbán’s cabinet seeks to eliminate ‘business parties’ in 2018 election
Amendment against 'business parties'
Jobbik’s President Vona takes challenge and runs again for parliament in single-member constituency in 2018
Prime Minister candidates typically don’t run in single-member constituencies and Vona explained why he made the unusual decision
Fiscal Council head: No election budget in 2018
"It is not expected that the government will loosen the purse strings in the run-up to the 2018 general election"
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Socialists’ PM candidate promises equality, more justice
Budapest (MTI) – László Botka, the opposition Socialist Party’s prime minister candidate for the 2018 elections, said on Saturday that his most important goal was to create equality, improve justice and promote Hungary’s rise. Hungarians want a change and want…
DK re-elects Gyurcsány for party leader
Budapest (MTI) – Ex-premier Ferenc Gyurcsány has been re-elected leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) by an overwhelming majority of party members, the party said on Saturday. Altogether 98 percent of party members have voted in support of Gyurcsány,…
Jobbik eyes hard times ahead, ‘structural changes’
Budapest (MTI) – Jobbik is planning “structural changes” within the party ahead of the 2018 general election, and the next three or four months will be “crucial”, György Szilágyi, a lawmaker of the opposition party, said on Thursday. At a…
Dialogue quits opposition talks on preselection of 2018 candidates
Budapest (MTI) – The Dialogue Party has decided to withdraw from talks with other opposition parties on holding a preselection process to select joint candidates for the 2018 elections, the party’s co-leader announced on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference,…
Two polls, same result: Ruling parties widen lead in Hungary
Budapest (MTI) – Support for the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance increased in early February both among all voters and decided voters, a new poll by the Századvég Foundation released on Wednesday shows. Ruling Fidesz continues to hold a commanding lead…
Opposition Democratic Coalition rally: “Politicians have not been given a mandate to steal”
Budapest, February 4 (MTI) – The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) is ready to govern the country “in integrity and honesty, on behalf of the majority and authorised by that majority,” party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány said on Saturday, in a state-of-the-nation…
Vona rallies Jobbik – Photos
Budapest, January 28 (MTI) – The opposition Jobbik party’s leader, in a keynote speech on Saturday, vowed to serve Hungarians as the head of a people’s party with the rallying cry “No rulers or landlords but Hungary for Hungarians”. Addressing…
Here is the Socialist candidate for prime minister
Budapest, January 18 (MTI) – The national board of the opposition Socialist Party on Wednesday backed unanimously László Botka, the party’s mayor of Szeged, as its candidate for prime minister. Socialist leader Gyula Molnár told a news conference that the…
LMP congress: Green opposition to contest 2018 election alone, members re-elects co-chairs
Budapest, January 15 (MTI) – Green opposition LMP will contest the 2018 parliamentary election on its own, as it does not see any viable allies among any of the other parliamentary parties, Bernadett Szél, the party’s co-leader, said on Sunday.…
Jobbik won’t form alliance before 2018 election
Budapest, January 15 (MTI) – The opposition Jobbik party will not enter into any alliance with either the ruling Fidesz party or the Socialists or any other left-wing party before the 2018 general election, spokesman Péter Jakab said, citing the Saturday…
Jobbik’s master plan for 2018
Could Gábor Vona be the hope of leftist voters in 2018? This would’ve been inconceivable a few years ago, but it seems like it has become the main strategy of Jobbik. Index.hu writes that they started breaking through the wall…
Cooperation with Jobbik ‘dead end’, says Socialist leader
Budapest, January 3 (MTI) – Joining forces with the Jobbik party against the ruling parties is an “ill-advised” idea and would be a “dead end for the country and for the voters”, the leader of the Socialist Party said on…
Jobbik rules out alliance with Left
Talking in Hir TV’s morning show, Jobbik’s president stated that his party was glad to represent the interests of leftist citizens but it was not going to ally with the parties of the 20th century, such as Fidesz, the Socialist…