59 result(s) for poor voters
Xpat Opinion: Further Analyses On Hungary's Left’s Defeat
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right wing analysts assert that the era of the old left is over and young Socialists should start building a new Left without the current left-liberal forces. A liberal commentator on the other hand says Bajnai was not up to the task he undertook and made many strategic blunders.
Xpat Opinion: Is The “Orbán Régime” Here To Stay In Hungary Until 2022?
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their analyses on the causes of the defeat of the Left at the elections on 6th April, commentators across the political spectrum believe that there will be no left-wing alternative to the incumbent government until the far reaching lessons of two consecutive electoral catastrophes are learned. Opinions differ, however about what those lessons are.
A Turn To The Right In Hungary - An Analysis Of The 2010-2014 Period
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conflicts with Brussels, utility cost cuts, symbolic debates. Just about every conflict of the past four years Viktor Orbán's administration went into was because of sovereignty and the shaping of a new framework for its interpretation. When did the cabinet have to retreat and when did the EU acknowledge that the rebellious Hungarian government was right?
Xpat Opinion: Pre-Election Landscape In Hungary
- 17 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the right and left fear that Jobbik may increase its constituency yet further in the 6 April Parliamentary election, after reaping almost 17 per cent of the popular vote four years ago. Left-wing commentators argue against despair, and one lays the blame for the bankruptcy of the Left on the Liberals and personally on Ferenc Gyurcsány.
Hungarian Parliamentary Election 2014: 1559 Candidates To Contest 106 Seats On April 6
- 11 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
When the Hungarian parliamentary election 2014 is held on 6 April, voters will have an average of 15 candidates per electoral district to choose from. In Baranya county’s fourth electoral district 29 different candidates will be on the ballot. Up for grabs are 106 out of a total of 199 seats in parliament.
Xpat Opinion: “Secrets Revealed”: Memoirs About The Financial Attacks On Hungary
- 20 Feb 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Many opposition politicians, especially before the deal between Orbán and Putin became public, suggested that the coming election should be declared a kind of referendum on the European Union.
Xpat Opinion: The Role Of Utility Tariffs In The Election Campaign In Hungary
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The war on utility costs” is featured in two parallel analyses of the upcoming election campaign. A left-leaning commentator notes that Fidesz chose the cut in utility prices as its main theme for the campaign and the now united opposition must convince the electorate that they offer more substantial safety and freedom. A commentator for a pro-government daily notes that negative statements on ...
Hungary's Social Union President Szili Founds New KTI Party
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Social Union president Katalin Szili announced the formation of a new party, named Community for Social Fairness (KTI), in Budapest on Thursday. Szili said the goal of the new party, formed through the co-operation of 12 parties and associations, is to offer a chance to those unrepresented by the existing parties, including the nearly four million poor and undecided voters “about whom nobody ...
Xpat Opinion: Baja By-Election: Fidesz Wins, Amidst Mutual Recriminations In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing daily says the close call can be interpreted as a success for, as well as a threat to Fidesz in 2014, while a liberal commentator thinks the difference in votes is less important than the unprecedented “show of force” on the ground by Fidesz activists. A pro-government daily, on the other hand, accuses the united opposition of threats and unlawful behaviour in the campaign.
Xpat Opinion: Further Analyses On Hungary's Left’s Defeat
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right wing analysts assert that the era of the old left is over and young Socialists should start building a new Left without the current left-liberal forces. A liberal commentator on the other hand says Bajnai was not up to the task he undertook and made many strategic blunders.
Xpat Opinion: Is The “Orbán Régime” Here To Stay In Hungary Until 2022?
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their analyses on the causes of the defeat of the Left at the elections on 6th April, commentators across the political spectrum believe that there will be no left-wing alternative to the incumbent government until the far reaching lessons of two consecutive electoral catastrophes are learned. Opinions differ, however about what those lessons are.
A Turn To The Right In Hungary - An Analysis Of The 2010-2014 Period
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conflicts with Brussels, utility cost cuts, symbolic debates. Just about every conflict of the past four years Viktor Orbán's administration went into was because of sovereignty and the shaping of a new framework for its interpretation. When did the cabinet have to retreat and when did the EU acknowledge that the rebellious Hungarian government was right?
Xpat Opinion: Pre-Election Landscape In Hungary
- 17 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the right and left fear that Jobbik may increase its constituency yet further in the 6 April Parliamentary election, after reaping almost 17 per cent of the popular vote four years ago. Left-wing commentators argue against despair, and one lays the blame for the bankruptcy of the Left on the Liberals and personally on Ferenc Gyurcsány.
Hungarian Parliamentary Election 2014: 1559 Candidates To Contest 106 Seats On April 6
- 11 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
When the Hungarian parliamentary election 2014 is held on 6 April, voters will have an average of 15 candidates per electoral district to choose from. In Baranya county’s fourth electoral district 29 different candidates will be on the ballot. Up for grabs are 106 out of a total of 199 seats in parliament.
Xpat Opinion: “Secrets Revealed”: Memoirs About The Financial Attacks On Hungary
- 20 Feb 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Many opposition politicians, especially before the deal between Orbán and Putin became public, suggested that the coming election should be declared a kind of referendum on the European Union.
Xpat Opinion: The Role Of Utility Tariffs In The Election Campaign In Hungary
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The war on utility costs” is featured in two parallel analyses of the upcoming election campaign. A left-leaning commentator notes that Fidesz chose the cut in utility prices as its main theme for the campaign and the now united opposition must convince the electorate that they offer more substantial safety and freedom. A commentator for a pro-government daily notes that negative statements on ...
Hungary's Social Union President Szili Founds New KTI Party
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Social Union president Katalin Szili announced the formation of a new party, named Community for Social Fairness (KTI), in Budapest on Thursday. Szili said the goal of the new party, formed through the co-operation of 12 parties and associations, is to offer a chance to those unrepresented by the existing parties, including the nearly four million poor and undecided voters “about whom nobody ...
Xpat Opinion: Baja By-Election: Fidesz Wins, Amidst Mutual Recriminations In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing daily says the close call can be interpreted as a success for, as well as a threat to Fidesz in 2014, while a liberal commentator thinks the difference in votes is less important than the unprecedented “show of force” on the ground by Fidesz activists. A pro-government daily, on the other hand, accuses the united opposition of threats and unlawful behaviour in the campaign.