Election 2018

17/03/2017

Socialists to launch anti-poverty campaign

Socialists: Rich must pay more tax
14/03/2017

2018 election to be ‘pivotal’, says Socialists candidate for prime minister

Botka: But if God forbid Prime Minister Orbán were to retain power, it would mean 12 years of absolute rule for him
06/03/2017

Momentum Movement votes to become political party, run in 2018

The Momentum Movement has voted to become a political party
05/03/2017

Left-wing parties should run single joint candidate in each constituency in 2018, says former prime minister

Gyurcsány: Socialist Party will run its own party list led by László Botka
02/03/2017

Orbán’s cabinet seeks to eliminate ‘business parties’ in 2018 election

Amendment against 'business parties'
01/03/2017

Jobbik’s President Vona takes challenge and runs again for parliament in single-member constituency in 2018

Prime Minister candidates typically don’t run in single-member constituencies and Vona explained why he made the unusual decision
28/02/2017

Fiscal Council head: No election budget in 2018

"It is not expected that the government will loosen the purse strings in the run-up to the 2018 general election" #election2018 #hungary #government
19/02/2017

Socialists’ PM candidate promises equality, more justice

Budapest (MTI) – László Botka, the opposition Socialist Party’s prime minister candidate for the 2018 elections, said on Saturday that his most important goal was to […]
19/02/2017

DK re-elects Gyurcsány for party leader

Budapest (MTI) – Ex-premier Ferenc Gyurcsány has been re-elected leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) by an overwhelming majority of party members, the party said […]
17/02/2017

Jobbik eyes hard times ahead, ‘structural changes’

Budapest (MTI) – Jobbik is planning “structural changes” within the party ahead of the 2018 general election, and the next three or four months will be […]
15/02/2017

Dialogue quits opposition talks on preselection of 2018 candidates

Budapest (MTI) – The Dialogue Party has decided to withdraw from talks with other opposition parties on holding a preselection process to select joint candidates for […]
09/02/2017

Two polls, same result: Ruling parties widen lead in Hungary

Budapest (MTI) – Support for the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance increased in early February both among all voters and decided voters, a new poll by the […]
05/02/2017

Opposition Democratic Coalition rally: “Politicians have not been given a mandate to steal”

Budapest, February 4 (MTI) – The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) is ready to govern the country “in integrity and honesty, on behalf of the majority and […]
28/01/2017

Vona rallies Jobbik – Photos

Budapest, January 28 (MTI) – The opposition Jobbik party’s leader, in a keynote speech on Saturday, vowed to serve Hungarians as the head of a people’s […]
18/01/2017

Here is the Socialist candidate for prime minister

Budapest, January 18 (MTI) – The national board of the opposition Socialist Party on Wednesday backed unanimously László Botka, the party’s mayor of Szeged, as its […]
15/01/2017

LMP congress: Green opposition to contest 2018 election alone, members re-elects co-chairs

Budapest, January 15 (MTI) – Green opposition LMP will contest the 2018 parliamentary election on its own, as it does not see any viable allies among […]
15/01/2017

Jobbik won’t form alliance before 2018 election

Budapest, January 15 (MTI) – The opposition Jobbik party will not enter into any alliance with either the ruling Fidesz party or the Socialists or any other […]
07/01/2017

Jobbik’s master plan for 2018

Could Gábor Vona be the hope of leftist voters in 2018? This would’ve been inconceivable a few years ago, but it seems like it has become […]
03/01/2017

Cooperation with Jobbik ‘dead end’, says Socialist leader

Budapest, January 3 (MTI) – Joining forces with the Jobbik party against the ruling parties is an “ill-advised” idea and would be a “dead end for […]
02/01/2017

Jobbik rules out alliance with Left

Talking in Hir TV’s morning show, Jobbik’s president stated that his party was glad to represent the interests of leftist citizens but it was not going […]