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State of the Nation Speech: Orbán Praises Disgraced President, Says 2024 Will Be "A Year Of Success", Opposition Reacts
- 19 Feb 2024 7:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The prime minister in his state of the nation address said that President Katalin Novák’s resignation was “a great loss for Hungary” and thanked both Novák and former Justice Minister Judit Varga for their work.
Updated: Foreign & Indie Media Barred from Orbán’s Big Speech This Saturday
- 18 Feb 2024 1:05 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Reporters from independent media outlets and foreign media representatives have been refused permits to attend Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s state of the nation speech at the Várkert Bazár.
Opposition Files Lawsuit to Find Out Who Is Pulling the Strings in Background of Presidential Pardon Scandal in Hungary
- 16 Feb 2024 8:12 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition will submit a public-interest data request and file a lawsuit asking for access to documents in connection with the clemency case of the former deputy head of the Bicske children’s home, Olga Kálmán, the spokesperson of the party’s parliamentary group, said, adding that people had a right to know “how the accomplice of the paedophile head of the children’s ...
Western Ambassadors Put Pressure on Hungary to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership
- 15 Feb 2024 5:30 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator compares the US ambassador to erstwhile Soviet oppressors because of his presence at Mondays’ extraordinary session of Parliament which was convened at the initiative of the opposition to vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO but boycotted by the governing majority. A liberal author dismisses such comparison as absurd.
Opposition Calls for Next Hungarian President to be Elected by Citizens
- 15 Feb 2024 5:22 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik-Conservatives have said they are calling an extraordinary session of parliament to propose a bill on directly electing the president of the republic.
Hungarian Weeklies: First Comments after President Novák’s Resignation
- 13 Feb 2024 10:59 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A liberal analyst believes the opposition’s job is to pinpoint Prime Minister Orbán as the main cause of the paedophile pardon scandal, while the government side will try to use its media power to defend itself. A pro-government pundit writes that the events have shown Fidesz’s moral superiority.
Paedophile Scandal: President Submits Formal Resignation Letter to Hungarian Parliament
- 13 Feb 2024 6:59 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Katalin Novák, who announced her decision to resign from the post of president on Saturday, has tendered a written statement of her resignation to parliament, according to parliament's website.
Hungarian Weeklies on the Paedophile Pardon Scandal and the Future of the EU
- 13 Feb 2024 6:01 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Weeklies went to print before Prime Minister Orbán pledged to amend the constitution, to make it impossible for the President to pardon crimes related to paedophilia.
New Head of State in Hungary Likely to Be Appointed in March
- 12 Feb 2024 6:24 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Given Katalin Novák signed her letter of resignation earlier this week, MPs have to decide within fifteen days whether to accept it or not, and so this decision could be taken on Feb 26, the first day of the spring session, the parliamentary group leader of Fidesz said.
State of the Nation Speech: Orbán Praises Disgraced President, Says 2024 Will Be "A Year Of Success", Opposition Reacts
- 19 Feb 2024 7:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The prime minister in his state of the nation address said that President Katalin Novák’s resignation was “a great loss for Hungary” and thanked both Novák and former Justice Minister Judit Varga for their work.
Updated: Foreign & Indie Media Barred from Orbán’s Big Speech This Saturday
- 18 Feb 2024 1:05 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Reporters from independent media outlets and foreign media representatives have been refused permits to attend Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s state of the nation speech at the Várkert Bazár.
Opposition Files Lawsuit to Find Out Who Is Pulling the Strings in Background of Presidential Pardon Scandal in Hungary
- 16 Feb 2024 8:12 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition will submit a public-interest data request and file a lawsuit asking for access to documents in connection with the clemency case of the former deputy head of the Bicske children’s home, Olga Kálmán, the spokesperson of the party’s parliamentary group, said, adding that people had a right to know “how the accomplice of the paedophile head of the children’s ...
Western Ambassadors Put Pressure on Hungary to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership
- 15 Feb 2024 5:30 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator compares the US ambassador to erstwhile Soviet oppressors because of his presence at Mondays’ extraordinary session of Parliament which was convened at the initiative of the opposition to vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO but boycotted by the governing majority. A liberal author dismisses such comparison as absurd.
Opposition Calls for Next Hungarian President to be Elected by Citizens
- 15 Feb 2024 5:22 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik-Conservatives have said they are calling an extraordinary session of parliament to propose a bill on directly electing the president of the republic.
Hungarian Weeklies: First Comments after President Novák’s Resignation
- 13 Feb 2024 10:59 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A liberal analyst believes the opposition’s job is to pinpoint Prime Minister Orbán as the main cause of the paedophile pardon scandal, while the government side will try to use its media power to defend itself. A pro-government pundit writes that the events have shown Fidesz’s moral superiority.
Paedophile Scandal: President Submits Formal Resignation Letter to Hungarian Parliament
- 13 Feb 2024 6:59 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Katalin Novák, who announced her decision to resign from the post of president on Saturday, has tendered a written statement of her resignation to parliament, according to parliament's website.
Hungarian Weeklies on the Paedophile Pardon Scandal and the Future of the EU
- 13 Feb 2024 6:01 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Weeklies went to print before Prime Minister Orbán pledged to amend the constitution, to make it impossible for the President to pardon crimes related to paedophilia.
New Head of State in Hungary Likely to Be Appointed in March
- 12 Feb 2024 6:24 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Given Katalin Novák signed her letter of resignation earlier this week, MPs have to decide within fifteen days whether to accept it or not, and so this decision could be taken on Feb 26, the first day of the spring session, the parliamentary group leader of Fidesz said.