Fidesz

03/02/2016

Jobbik would limit ‘state of terrorist threat’ to three days

Budapest, February 3 (MTI) – The radical opposition Jobbik party said it would authorise the government to introduce a “state of terrorist threat” for three days […]
03/02/2016

The government office chief: People have right to express opinion on court rulings

Budapest, February 3 (MTI) – Politicians should not try to influence the work of the courts but ordinary people must not be stopped from expressing their […]
03/02/2016

Socialist leader calls for education system to be put on new footing

Budapest, February 2 (MTI) – Addressing discontent on the part of Hungarian teachers who plan to hold a demonstration, the Socialist leader, József Tóbiás, said on […]
02/02/2016

Jobbik demands assets transparency of politicians’ families

Budapest, February 2 (MTI) – Jobbik party has called on all deputies to publish asset declarations for their family members. Jobbik MP György Szilágyi told a […]
02/02/2016

Kúria: Outside pressure on judges danger to rule of law

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s chief judge has warned of the dangers of politicians pressuring the courts if they do not like a ruling. Péter Darák’s comments […]
01/02/2016

Oppostion calls for more assets transparency

Budapest, February 1 (MTI) – The tax authority should monitor private loans provided or taken by politicians, the head of the opposition Együtt party said on […]
01/02/2016

Further Fidesz utilities price cuts could be in double-digits

Budapest, January 31 (MTI) – As long as Fidesz is in government, reductions — even in the double digits — in utilities prices are here to […]
31/01/2016

Fidesz initiating debate on recent court rulings

Budapest, January 31 (MTI) – Governing Fidesz is initiating a debate in parliament’s justice committee of two court rulings last week, a Fidesz MP said at […]
29/01/2016

Socialists: Fidesz using ‘show trials’ to increase popularity – Fidesz response

Budapest (MTI) – The Socialist Party on Thursday said the ruling Fidesz party is organising “show trials” reminiscent of methods used in Hungary’s “darkest dictatorship” to […]
28/01/2016

Poll – Fidesz raises lead slightly over opposition in January

Budapest, January 27 (MTI) – Fidesz increased its lead slightly over all the opposition parties combined in the past quarter, a poll by Tarki revealed on […]
27/01/2016

POLL – Among “potential voters”: Fidesz, Jobbik, Socialists

Budapest, January 27 (MTI) – The Socialist Party has made up ground and overtaken Jobbik party in terms of overall support, albeit the party’s lead is […]
26/01/2016

Fidesz will not negotiate with the opposition in the case of a terrorist threat

Budapest, January 26 (MTI) – The constitution must be amended to ensure the security of Hungarian families, and Fidesz refuses to compromise on the issue, deputy […]
25/01/2016

Jobbik complains over rampant corruption

Budapest, January 25 (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party said it was a “negative Hungarian specialty” that corruption was rampant at the highest levels in […]
24/01/2016

Astonishing preponderance of government in the Hungarian media

According to the news analysis of Nézőpont Institute, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the most-speaking government politician, while Gábor Vona (Jobbik) is the first among the […]
23/01/2016

Gyurcsány names education, culture, health care as Hungary’s priorities

Budapest, January 23 (MTI) – The most important problems Hungary must address are the need to fix its education and health care systems and the state […]
23/01/2016

Jobbik ready to resume talks on constitutional amendments

Budapest, January 23 (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party has said it is ready to continue talks on a constitutional amendment that would create the […]
22/01/2016

Fidesz confident of 2/3rds support for constitutional amendments – Update

Budapest, January 22 (MTI) – It appears the two-thirds parliamentary majority needed to pass a constitutional amendment that creates the conditions to handle a terrorist threat […]
18/01/2016

Socialists accuse Fidesz of wanting to build ‘loyal armed group’

Budapest, January 18 (MTI) – The sole aim of the government’s proposal to allow young people to take part in military training programmes would be to […]
17/01/2016

Vona: Civic Hungary is no longer represented by Fidesz

In N1 TV’s Vona7 programme, Jobbik’s president Gábor Vona responded to the media cover-up of the recent atrocities in Western Europe. The leader of the strongest […]
15/01/2016

Prime minister’s cabinet chief: Fidesz has political challengers but none are fit to govern

Budapest, January 14 (MTI) – Appearances on the surface suggest that today the ruling Fidesz party has no political competition but this is not the case, […]