(MTI) – The joint national list of the opposition Socialists, E14, DK, PM and the Liberal Party, led by Socialist leader Attila Mesterhazy, was registered for the April general election by the National Election Committee on Tuesday. Under Hungary’s election…
(MTI) – Radical nationalist party Jobbik has called on Hungary’s foreign minister to resign “for failing to stand up for the interests of the Hungarian minority” amid the Ukrainian crisis, while the Socialist party’s leader has branded the country’s related…
(MTI) – After a government office under the authority of the minister of the interior published parts of an official report on the 2006 “lies speech” of former Socialist prime minister, Ferenc Gyurcsany, the opposition called for the whole report…
Budapest, February 13 (MTI) – Former Socialist official Gabor Simon has returned his lawmaker’s mandate in a letter addressed to the house speaker on Thursday, the press office told MTI. Spokesman Zoltan Szilagyi said the letter was not hand-delivered. The…
Budapest, February 11 (MTI) – Socialist leader Attila Mesterhazy met representatives of 32 EU and OECD member states at a working breakfast in Budapest on Tuesday, the opposition party told MTI in a statement. At the event attended among the…
Budapest, February 10 (MTI) – Gabor Simon, a former senior official of the Socialist party who resigned last week over his undeclared assets, has submitted a new asset declaration to parliament’s immunities committee, the committee’s chairman said today. Simon did…
(MTI) – The Socialists would keep the childcare benefit extra, but correct its inefficiencies, if elected to government, a member of the party’s presidium, said on Saturday. Ildiko Bango Borbely said that young mothers and working parents need real opportunities,…
Budapest, February 6 (MTI) – Gabor Simon, the suspended deputy chairman of the Socialist Party whose Austrian bank account was found to contain undeclared assets, has resigned from all his party posts and has given up his seat in parliament.…
Budapest, February 5 (MTI) – The opposition Unity alliance had the same level of support at 22 percent of the electorate in January as the left-of-centre parties had combined in previous recent surveys, pollster Median said today. Ruling party Fidesz…
(MTI) – US Senator John McCain held talks with Socialist leader Attila Mesterhazy, prime minister-candidate of the left-wing alliance Unity, in Washington DC, the Socialist Party told MTI on Monday. The one-hour tete-a-tete consultation was a follow-up to their consultations…
Budapest, February 4 (MTI) – Gabor Simon, the deputy chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Party, has undeclared assets held in an Austrian bank account, Magyar Nemzet daily reported today. Without citing its sources, the paper said that the Socialist politician…
Budapest, February 3 (MTI) – Hungary has completed its renewal and once again has a future, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told parliament ahead of the start of the spring session on Monday. The country has recovered from a “hopeless state…
Budapest, January 27 (MTI) – The Fidesz party expects an apology from Socialist leader Attila Mesterhazy for not protesting against a harsh slogan shouted during the party’s weekend congress, the ruling party’s communications director told a press conference on today.…
Budapest, January 25 (MTI) – The main opposition Socialists on Saturday elected party leader Attila Mesterhazy to prime minister candidate of the opposition alliance parties campaigning under the “Osszefogas” – “Unity” banner. Mesterhazy received 99.7 percent support and the party…
(MTI) – The left-of-centre opposition forces have decided to campaign under a single name and have plumped for “Osszefogas” — “Unity”. In a joint statement, the Socialist Party, Together – the party for change (E), the Democratic Coalition (DK), Dialogue…
Budapest, January 17 (MTI) – An intensive, sincere and responsible campaign focusing on people’s everyday bread-and-butter worries is needed in order to defeat ruling Fidesz in the spring general election, main opposition Socialist leader Attila Mesterhazy said in Friday’s daily…
Budapest, January 14 (MTI) – Hungary’s left-wing opposition parties agreed to submit a joint list for the spring general election, party leaders announced on Tuesday. The list will be headed by Socialist leader Attila Mesterhazy, who is the left alliance’s…
(MTI) – Ferenc Gyurcsany, the former Socialist prime minister who heads the Democratic Coalition (DK) party, has now again become the leader of Hungary’s left-of-centre opposition, a Fidesz official said on Saturday. Gyurcsany is now dictating its programme which will…
Budapest, January 8 (MTI) – The Socialist party will give the prime minister candidate for the alliance with E-PM under an agreement sealed on Wednesday, Gordon Bajnai, leader of the electoral alliance E-PM, told a press conference. The candidate is…
Budapest, January 8 (MTI) – The Socialist party will give the prime minister candidate for the alliance with E-PM under an agreement sealed on Wednesday, Gordon Bajnai, leader of the electoral alliance E-PM, told a press conference. The candidate is…