President Sets Date of 2022 General Election for April 3 President János Áder has set April 3 as the date of Hungary's 2022 general election. The election campaign officially starts... 2022.01.12.
Opposition Parties Promise Public Debt Reduction without Austerity Politicians of opposition Jobbik, Momentum, and Párbeszéd told a joint press conference on Monday that they would reduce public debt... 2022.01.11.
Opposition Alliance’s Uniform Design Ready after Long Negotiation Last Thursday, opposition politicians replaced the cover image on their social media pages one by one. The new image now... 2022.01.11.
Three Months to Go: Most Pollsters Predict Tight Race in Upcoming Elections Most pollsters surveyed the opposition alliance neck-and-neck with Fidesz-KDNP. Some of them even put the Péter Márki-Zay-led block ahead. However,... 2022.01.11.
LMP Pledges to Return Powers,and Funding to Local Govt’s Should the opposition receive the mandate to form a government after the spring election, it will return funds and powers... 2022.01.10.
Finance Minister: Gov’t Running ‘Disciplined Budget’ Hungary's government is running a disciplined, tight budget, Mihály Varga, the finance minister, said in an interview to public radio... 2022.01.10.
State Secretary Potápi: 2022 ‘Crucial for Hungary’s Future’ The general election this spring will be crucial for the future of all Hungarians, Árpád János Potápi, the state secretary... 2022.01.10.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Stakes in the April Election The two leading liberal weeklies urge the opposition to stand firm behind Péter Márki-Zay, despite his gaffes. A pro-government commentator... 2022.01.10.
Press Roundup: Former National Bank President Predicts Restrictions after Election György Surányi, who served as President of the National Bank under a socialist-liberal government in the 1990s, sees monetary and... 2022.01.08.
Opposition Alliance Releases New Campaign Video Urging People to Sign Referendum Initiative "Spare a minute for democracy! Take one minute for your children to live in a better Hungary! Sign our referendum... 2022.01.08.
Hungarian Forint Manages to Stabilize after Inflationary Pressures The Hungarian Central Bank (MNB) successfully combatted the rising inflation level by raising interest rates, allowing the country's national currency,... 2022.01.07.
Defence Minister: Army Staff to Receive Wage Hikes, Bonus Pay Personel of the Hungarian armed forces and defence employees will receive salary increases and a bonus payment this year in... 2022.01.07.
Press Roundup: Márki-Zay to be Left without Own Parliamentary Group A pro-government commentator writes that the opposition parties wanted to teach Péter Márki-Zay a lesson by not allowing him to... 2022.01.07.
“Talking Heads” for Péter Márki-Zay and Opposition Decided It has been decided who will be the "talking heads" in the campaign for Péter Márki-Zay, or more precisely in... 2022.01.06.
Márki-Zay Abandons Plan for Own Parliamentary Group after Turmoil in Opposition Alliance The opposition alliance's PM candidate, Péter Márki-Zay, said he is letting go of his aim to establish a 7th parliamentary... 2022.01.05.
Orbán Once Again Asks Money from Fidesz Supporters for Campaign As the general elections are approaching, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán once again addressed ruling Fidesz's supporters with a letter asking... 2022.01.05.
More Than 800,000 Applications for Family Tax Reimbursements Tax authority NAV received 835,000 applications for family tax reimbursements last year, under which over 600 billion forints (EUR 1.7bn)... 2022.01.05.
Press Roundup: Márki-Zay’s Controversial Words on Covid Victims A pro-government commentator lambasts opposition frontrunner Márki-Zay for saying that elderly Fidesz voters have been decimated by the pandemic. A... 2022.01.05.
Pro-Gov’t Org CÖF to Hold ‘Peace March’ Shortly before Election The pro-Fidesz civil organization CÖF and associated foundation CÖKA have announced another peace march in Budapest for the national holiday... 2022.01.04.
LMP Advocates Referendum as ‘2nd Step’ to Change Government A referendum proposed by the opposition could be a second step towards changing the government following last year's preselection of... 2022.01.04.
Trump Endorses Orbán for Re-Election Donald Trump on Monday issued a statement endorsing incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. "Viktor Orbán of Hungary truly loves his... 2022.01.04.
