Press Roundup: Another Controversial Statement by Péter Márki-Zay A pro-government pundit lambasts opposition frontrunner Márki-Zay for suggesting that the opposition represents all currents, including fascists and communists. A... 2022.02.17.
Additional Secret Recordings: Has Been Hungary’s International Press Coverage Manipulated? In the past few weeks, pro-governmnent Magyar Nemzet revealed several secret recordings, which according to the paper, prove that NGOs... 2022.02.17.
Weber: Hungarian Elections Not Most Important Issue for EPP While in the 2018 elections, Manfred Weber was openly supporting Viktor Orbán, now he has sidestepped answering whom he supports... 2022.02.17.
Opposition Lambasts Orbán Gov’t after EU Top Court’s Dismissal of Hungarian Rule of Law Challenge "Orbán was defeated at the European Court of Justice, but Hungary and the Hungarian people won,” said Momentum MEP Katalin... 2022.02.16.
Parties Spend More on Political Ads on Social Media Alone than Total Amount of Campaign Funding Although the campaign season for the upcoming parliamentary election officially only began last Saturday in Hungary, the citizens of the... 2022.02.16.
Number of Anti-Vaxxers and Vaccine Skeptics So High They Cannot Be Ignored ahead of Elections In Hungary, the proportion of anti-vaccination voters is so high that most political parties have been trying to reach out... 2022.02.15.
Opposition Candidate Withdraws over Insensitive Comments Made after Car Accident The opposition alliance's candidate in Pest County's 10th constituency (Monor-Pilis-Albertirsa), Mihály Gér, announced his withdrawal from the elections after rude... 2022.02.15.
PM Candidate Márki-Zay Forced to Explain Comments on Communists and Fascists among Their Ranks Not long after calling Fidesz journalists "handicapped,” Péter Márki-Zay has yet again made some ambiguous comments. During a street forum... 2022.02.15.
Top Court Rejects Appeal against Changes to Residence Regulations Hungary's Constitutional Court on Monday rejected a motion by opposition lawmakers against changes to Hungarian regulations in connection with the... 2022.02.15.
Ronaldinho Joins Porn Tycoon Gattyán’s Electoral Campaign Former star footballer and world champion, Ronaldinho Gaúcho has joined in the Hungarian electoral campaign, backing György Gattyán and the... 2022.02.15.
Satirical Party Changes Tack, Fields Candidates in Swing Districts The Two-tailed Dog Party (MKKP) announced their list for the upcoming elections. As for how things now stand, the satirical... 2022.02.14.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Electoral Campaign As the electoral campaign officially kicks off, the weeklies analyze the political landscape and the various factors that might play... 2022.02.14.
Opposition Alliance: Orbán Failing to Address Real Problems of Hungary Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition's joint prime ministerial candidate, said the prime minister "dealt a lot with me" in his speech... 2022.02.14.
PM Orbán Lambasts Gyurcsány and Lists Gov’t Achievements in Keynote Speech Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in a keynote speech on Saturday kicking off the official election period in Hungary, castigated former... 2022.02.12.
Both Fidesz and United Opposition Collect Required Signatures in All Constituencies All candidates of the ruling Fidesz party and the candidates of all six parties of the united opposition have collected... 2022.02.12.
Hungary’s Official Election Campaign Period Begins The election campaign for Hungary's April 3 general election and national referendum on the child protection law held simultaneously started... 2022.02.12.
Gov’t to Launch Information Campaign on Child Protection Referendum The government on Friday said it is launching an information campaign about the national referendum on the child protection law... 2022.02.12.
Gyurcsány: Opposition Wants a “European, Democratic and Civil Hungary” Hungary's opposition parties are prepared to govern and Péter Márki-Zay is prepared to serve as prime minister, Ferenc Gyurcsány, head... 2022.02.12.
Guardian: Orbán Invites Trump to Hungary to Support His Re-Election Campaign Former US President Donald Trump is expected to visit Hungary in the coming weeks at the invitation of Viktor Orbán,... 2022.02.11.
Political Sides Fear Potential Foreign Interference in April Elections but from Different Directions As elections are nearing, both major political sides have suggested the threat of foreign interference. While the highest-ranking politicians on... 2022.02.11.
Opposition Pledges to Curb Corruption, Inflation, Public Debt The joint opposition alliance has pledged to curb public debt, inflation and corruption if it comes to power after the... 2022.02.10.
