Local Election

27/08/2014

MTI Interview – Tarlos sets out stall ahead of Oct local elections

Budapest, August 27 (MTI) – Istvan Tarlos, backed by the ruling Fidesz party to continue as Budapest’s mayor after the October local elections, listed the completion […]
24/08/2014

Local elections – Campaign Starts Officially

Budapest, August 23 (MTI) – The campaign for Hungary’s local elections started officially on Saturday. Hungarian President Janos Ader has set October 12 as the date […]
14/08/2014

Socialists “Resolve” Open Issues on Election Pact, Says Kunhalmi

(MTI) – The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) considers the three-party agreement by the Socialist Party, E-PM and DK for the Budapest municipal elections created, the […]
10/08/2014

Local elections – Socialists endanger opposition election pact, says E-PM

(MTI) – The opposition E-PM party alliance on Saturday said the Socialists were endangering an opposition cooperation agreement for the local elections and asked them not […]
07/08/2014

Residents Evicted in Miskolc Slum Area

Budapest, August 6 (MTI) – Residents were evicted in the northeastern city of Miskolc on Wednesday as part of the local government’s efforts to eliminate slums […]
04/08/2014

Leftist Opposition Nearing Agreement on Candidates for Local Elections

Budapest, August 4 (MTI) – Parties of the leftist opposition have prepared a draft agreement concerning their candidates running for the mayor of Budapest and for […]
04/08/2014

Local Elections – Socialists Pledge Improving Budapest Public Safety In Campaign Start

Budapest, August 4 (MTI) – The opposition Socialists would improve public safety and establish a network to care for pensioners and single mothers in Budapest, the […]
04/08/2014

Minorities to Elect Local Reps More Than Half of Localities on Oct 12

(MTI) – Hungary’s national and ethnic minorities will elect local representatives on October 12 in 1,744 of Hungary’s 3,177 localities. In most of the localities there […]
01/08/2014

Jobbik Nominates Budapest Mayor-Candidate

Budapest, August 1 (MTI) – Radical nationalist Jobbik on Friday nominated MP Gabor Staudt as the party’s mayor-candidate for Budapest at the upcoming municipal election, a […]
23/07/2014

Ader Sets Date Of 2014 Local Elections For October 12

Budapest, July 23 (MTI) – President Janos Ader has set the date of Hungary’s 2014 local elections for October 12. The July 21 ruling of the […]
21/07/2014

Top Court Okays Municipal Election Rules

Budapest, July 21 (MTI) – With the exception of one minor detail, the Constitutional Court approved the new rules governing the election of the Budapest city […]
02/06/2014

Fidesz: Tarlos Likely To Be Re-nominated As Budapest Mayor

Budapest, June 2 (MTI) – It is highly likely that Istvan Tarlos, the incumbent mayor of Budapest, will be the Fidesz party’s nominee in the local […]
01/06/2014

LMP To Run On Its Own In Local Elections

(MTI) – The green LMP will field solely its own candidates in the autumn local elections and cooperate with local civil groups, senior members of the […]