Jobbik

23/02/2017

Jobbik blames Orbán, Fidesz, left wing for withdrawal of Olympic bid

#Jobbik: The government had raised corruption to the highest levels in the country
22/02/2017

Opposition parties: Missed opportunity to host Olympics government’s responsibility – UPDATE

Budapest, February 22 (MTI) – Any responsibility for missing the chance to host the 2024 Olympic Games will lie at the feet of Prime Minister Viktor […]
20/02/2017

Hungarian parliament starts the spring session

Budapest, February 20 (MTI) – Hungary’s indices show the country’s economic model is viable, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told lawmakers on Monday, the first day of […]
19/02/2017

Jobbik proposes limiting premiership to eight years

Budapest (MTI) – The opposition Jobbik party would prohibit anyone from being elected prime minister for more than eight years in Hungary, its leader said on […]
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 […]
18/02/2017

Orbán is up to his neck in Pharaon scandal, says Jobbik MP

Press release – Until today, all we knew about the scandal related to the late Ghaith Pharaon, an individual charged with a list of crimes including […]
17/02/2017

Jobbik to focus on wage rise during spring parliament session

Mátraszentimre, February 17 (MTI) – Increasing Hungarian wages to ultimately close the gap with western Europe will be the main issue for opposition Jobbik to address during […]
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

Hungarian MEPs comment on CETA trade deal after EP adoption

Strasbourg, February 15 (MTI) – MEPs of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party and the opposition Socialists welcomed the EU-Canada free trade pact CETA which the European Parliament […]
15/02/2017

Combined poll shows Fidesz-Christian Democrats with strong lead

Budapest, February 15 (MTI) – The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats (KDNP) are way ahead of their opposition rivals, according to a poll of polls by kozvelemenykutatok.hu. The […]
14/02/2017

National security committee focuses on terror threat, security of Schengen visa system

Budapest, February 14 (MTI) – Terror threat and the security of the Schengen visa system stood in the focus of discussion in the Tuesday session of […]
14/02/2017

Orbán’s cabinet: Hungarians should decide their future not Brussels

Budapest (MTI) – The government wants Hungarians to decide on issues that define their future rather than “Brussels sneaking in legislation”, the cabinet parliamentary state secretary […]
13/02/2017

Former Budapest police chief sentenced over 2006 violence – UPDATE

Budapest, February 13 (MTI) – The appeals court of Budapest on Monday fined Peter Gergényi, the former Budapest police chief, 400,000 forints (EUR 1,290) in a […]
11/02/2017

Opposition parties criticise Orbán’s state of the nation address

  Budapest (MTI) – Opposition parties voiced criticism of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s state of the nation address on Friday, saying that he had failed to […]
10/02/2017

Jobbik: Both Socialists, Fidesz ‘up to their necks’ in metro scandal

Budapest, February 10 (MTI) – The Socialists, now in opposition, “divided the loot” with the now-ruling Fidesz party in the metro four construction scheme, the opposition […]
10/02/2017

Jobbik condemns Israel’s unlawful acts

Ever since its foundation, Jobbik Movement for a Better Hungary has always stood for a negotiated conflict settlement based on the restoration of trust, since it […]
09/02/2017

Jobbik says ‘national consultation’ reveals gloomy views of today’s Hungary

Budapest, February 9 (MTI) – Some 200,000 people participated in Jobbik’s recent “national consultation” questionnaire and their responses indicate that “Hungary is in a terrible state”, […]
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 […]
08/02/2017

Jobbik President Vona talks about Trump and Putin to The New York Times

Gábor Vona would welcome an agreement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Before the Russian president’s Budapest visit last week, Jobbik’s president gave an interview to […]
06/02/2017

Jobbik: CoE resolution into local govt graft should be enforced

Budapest, February 6 (MTI) – Opposition Jobbik party has called on local councils to enforce a Council of Europe (CoE) resolution on preventing corruption and upholding ethics […]