Election 2018

03/01/2018

Jobbik slams Orbán’s plan to ask voters for donations 

Thousands of billions of forints have disappeared, over which Orbán alone now disposes, and this man is now asking voters for money - Jobbik
02/01/2018

Jobbik pledges ‘tangible benefits’ for Hungarian SMEs

"Jobbik will significantly reduce the tax burden on Hungarian companies"
02/01/2018

Opposition parties working to further own positions

The analysis of a political scientist
22/12/2017

DK leader hails agreement with Socialists for 2018 election

Gyurcsány expressed hope that DK would reach further agreements on election cooperation with other democratic parties
22/12/2017

Leftist opposition: A “gentle and soft-spoken” government at stake at next year’s election

"Our job is to establish peace, first within the opposition base and then for the country as a whole"
22/12/2017

POLL – Ruling parties more popular than opposition combined

The results of the latest poll
21/12/2017

Audit office sends audit draft reports to six Hungarian parties

"It seems that everything is fine with Fidesz, but LMP is one of the biggest obstacles to democracy"
20/12/2017

Socialists, DK agree not to challenge one another in individual constituencies

Socialist leader: "I think we have concluded a correct and fair deal"
18/12/2017

Karácsony says PM candidacy conditional on common opposition national list

Socialist Party, Párbeszéd and the Liberal Party support drawing up a common national list but DK and Együtt do not! - Gergely Karácsony
18/12/2017

Fidesz: National unity of dual citizenship now prevails

Ethnic Hungarians have the right to vote for a national list but not for a candidate of an individual constituency
16/12/2017

LMP PM candidate urges government change, new directions at ‘Christmas rally’

"The upcoming election may be the last chance to fix Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's historic mistake" - #LMP PM candidate #hungaryelection2018
16/12/2017

Achievements, security at heart of Fidesz’s 2018 election campaign

The one millionth applicant for #Hungarian #citizenship will receive their certificate today!
15/12/2017

Election 2018: Democratic Coalition party open to strategic withdrawals in individual constituencies

DK would be open to strategic withdrawal deals in individual constituencies to maximise the opposition side's chances of winning.
15/12/2017

Election 2018: Opposition PM-candidate to set up shadow government

The party is open to further cooperation with opposition parties
14/12/2017

Election 2018: Oppsition parties LMP, Új Kezdet present joint election programme

An LMP-Új Kezdet government would spend 20 percent of Hungary's budget on education
14/12/2017

Election 2018: Opposition parties unable to cooperate betray voters

"One can only cooperate with those who are open to that"
13/12/2017

Fidesz board to name individual candidates on January 16

The list "will not be too much of a surprise"
13/12/2017

Socialists approve of the left’s joint PM candidate

The left's joint candidate said: "if you need me, I will come ... and bring with me everything I know."
10/12/2017

Analyst: Jobbik wants to mobilise base with appeal for donations

"The cash-strapped Jobbik party has launched a crowdfunding appeal" - #Zoltán #Kiszely
10/12/2017

Socialists: Vision of ‘fourth republic’ key Socialist election campaign message

The Socialist Party's (#MSZP) vision for the "Hungarian 4th republic" will be at the heart of its campaign leading up to the spring 2018 general election