Budapest, March 4 (MTI) – Party support remained overall unchanged last month, compared with January, according to Nezopont Institute. Fidesz and its junior allied Christian Democrats captured 26 percent in Nezopont’s entire sample, while radical nationalist Jobbik held 17 percent,…
Budapest, March 2 (MTI) – The Socialist opposition has called on the government and the central bank to compensate clients who have lost money due to Buda-Cash brokerage debacle without delay. Some 100 billion forints (EUR 329m) has gone missing…
Budapest, February 20 (MTI) – The government mixes up terrorism with immigration “without any inhibition”, Andras Schiffer, co-leader of the opposition LMP, said on Friday. Addressing the parliamentary debate on economic migration, he said that the figures cited by the…
Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s centrist and left-of-centre opposition parties on Tuesday reacted to Vladimir Putin’s visit to Budapest, savaging Hungary’s prime minister for hosting the Russian president. Related articles: Putin in Budapest – Putin: Russia reliable partner, Minsk agreement enforceable …
Budapest, January 26 (MTI) – The opposition parties LMP, Egyutt and PM on Monday congratulated Greece’s Syriza party on its victory in the parliamentary elections. LMP co-leaders Andras Schiffer and Bernadett Szel said the victory demonstrated that only parties critical…
Budapest, January 13 (MTI) – Both Hungary’s cabinet chief and the human resources minister could be responsible for “grave irregularities” in handling a total 17 billion forints (EUR 53m) allocated for the educational Oveges Programme, an green LMP party spokesman…
Budapest, January 10 (MTI) – Fidesz group leader Antal Rogan has called five-party coordination talks on counter-terrorism for next Wednesday. The shocking and brutal attacks in France of the past few days call for a national consensus on counter-terrorism in…
Budapest (MTI) – The opposition LMP party has accused the Government Control Office (KEHI) of embezzling 17 million forints (EUR 53,450) of EU money. KEHI, which is in charge of overseeing public spending, had called a tender for a study…
Budapest (MTI) – The United States has not raised any criminal charges against the six Hungarian officials banned from entry to the country, US charge d’affaires Andre Goodfriend said after receiving the opposition LMP party’s two co-leaders in his office…
Budapest, January 5 (MTI) – The opposition Socialist Party has called on the government to waive fines for non-payment of the new motorway e-toll. Meanwhile the Democratic Coalition (DK), the Egyutt (Together) party and green opposition LMP have demanded the…
Budapest (MTI) – The opposition LMP party will consult with the other two opposition parties in parliament on the e-toll to be introduced on motorways as of Jan. 1., the party said in a statement on Wednesday. Related articles: Budapest…
Budapest, December 29 (MTI) – The opposition LMP party will run on its own in the 2018 election with the goal to help create an “eco-social” Europe instead of a “free trade” Europe, Andras Schiffer, head of the party’s parliamentary…
Budapest, December 23 (MTI) – The government “does not seem to have a plan to utilise its two-thirds majority”, while the ruling parties’ loss in voter support may benefit green LMP, the latter party’s co-leader told MTI on Tuesday. Related…
Budapest (MTI) – The green LMP party has called on Peter Szijjarto, the foreign minister, to inform the public about the purpose of an upcoming visit to Moscow. LMP co-leader Bernadett Szel told MTI on Saturday that any previous talks…
Budapest, December 10 (MTI) – Reported crimes and the number of perpetrators have more or less stagnated between 2009 and 2013, averaging between 400,000-450,000 cases each year, the chief public prosecutor told parliament today. In his report on the past…
Budapest (MTI) – Political conflicts and developments since the local council elections in October have left the balance of political forces mostly unchanged according to think-tank Szazadveg. A recent poll sent to MTI on this week showed that ruling centre-right…
Budapest, December 3 (MTI) – The number of Hungarians living and working abroad is estimated at no more than 450,000, Andras Tallai, the economy state secretary, said today. Tallai told a parliamentary debate on emigration that the most the government…
Budapest/Brussels, December 2 (MTI) – Russia’s dropping the South Stream gas pipeline project has proven that the Hungarian government had “backed the wrong horse” in its foreign policy, the co-leader of green LMP told a press conference on Tuesday. Bernadett…
Budapest, November 21 (MTI) – Support for ruling party Fidesz has waned over the past month while the proportion of waverers in the electorate has grown, according to a November survey pollster Ipsos released today. The camp of Fidesz faithful…
Budapest, November 16 (MTI) – Opposition LMP has demanded that Hungary’s prime minister should reveal what he knows in connection with the US entry ban. Andras Schiffer, the green party’s co-leader, noted at a news conference on Sunday that Viktor…