jobbik
March 11, 2010, 09:41 CET
Jobbik surges ahead in March, Szonda Ipsos finds
Just over a month before the first round of Hungary's parliamentary elections, radical nationalist party Jobbik has shown a surge in support, pollster Szonda Ipsos said. In the decided camp, Jobbik scored 17 percent support - over three times the... [read complete entry]
March 11, 2010, 09:40 CET
Support for parties stable, Nézőpont Intézet poll shows
With hardly more than a month to go until the general elections, Hungary's main opposition Fidesz maintained its lead over the ruling Socialists last week, a recent poll by the Nezopont Institute showed. The poll conducted on a sample of... [read complete entry]
March 10, 2010, 09:58 CET
Allegations of marital infidelity hit Jobbik chairman
Rumors have started to swirl around the private life of Jobbik Chairman Gábor Vona after someone claiming to have hacked his Hungarian social networking site IWIW profile posted images from the account as well as personal communications online. Now Magyar... [read complete entry]
March 10, 2010, 09:31 CET
Jobbik to sue paper over adultery charges involving chairman
Jobbik will sue Magyar Hírlap for publishing the false claims of a website concerning party chairman Gábor Vona's adultery, press chief of the far-right party Előd Novák told MTI on Tuesday. The daily wrote that Vona, who is married, exchanged... [read complete entry]
March 10, 2010, 09:29 CET
Former PM Gyurcsány to speak on recent years
Former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány will make a speech on Hungary's last few years and the tasks ahead at a Democratic Charta public function on March 19. Gyurcsány has until now only addressed closed party forums since resigning as premier... [read complete entry]
March 09, 2010, 02:17 CET
Jobbik derails Fidesz's "anti-campaign" election train
Jobbik has derailed Fidesz’s electoral strategy of coasting toward victory this April while barely lifting a finger. Although so far the salvos from Fidesz have come from the more peripheral figures, it is increasingly apparent that in this election campaign,... [read complete entry]
March 08, 2010, 10:34 CET
Jobbik calls for "political criminals" to face jail terms
Hungary needs new laws to make sure that "political criminals" are punished, leader of radical nationalist Jobbik said at a campaign event on Sunday. Gabor Vona, Jobbik's prime-minister candidate, said his party "will not be scared to call for the... [read complete entry]
March 08, 2010, 10:25 CET
Radical nationalists urge "eastern" turn in foreign policy
The radical nationalist Jobbik party presented ideas on Friday for a foreign policy that would orientate Hungary towards the East, the party's new foreign policy expert told reporters. Marton Gyongyosi said foreign policy should be based on national interests and... [read complete entry]
March 08, 2010, 09:59 CET
Jobbik expels member convicted for murder
Far-right party Jobbik has expelled executive committee member Tibor Gombos from its chapter in Vámospércs, eastern Hungary after it emerged that he was convicted for the murder of his wife and sentenced to a 19-year prison term in 1981. His... [read complete entry]
March 08, 2010, 09:43 CET
Fidesz, Jobbik have shared aims, Tarlós says
Fidesz and Jobbik have common goals; the difference lies only in the methods, Budapest city council Fidesz caucus leader István Tarlós told local forums in Budapest last week. Tarlós said the two parties agree that people must be held accountable,... [read complete entry]
March 05, 2010, 10:15 CET
Poll reveals Jobbik scores better among young people than Socialists
For the first time, radical nationalist party Jobbik is more popular among young Hungarians than the Socialist party is, the outcome of a poll by Forsense showed on Thursday. In the 18-24 age group, Jobbik is twice as popular as... [read complete entry]
March 05, 2010, 10:15 CET
Parties spent Ft 400 million on election campaigns so far
Hungary's parties campaigning for the two rounds of the April general election have so far spent a combined 400 million forints (EUR 1.4 m), anti-corruption NGOs said on Thursday. Representatives of Freedom House, Transparency International and the Karoly Eotvos Political... [read complete entry]
March 04, 2010, 02:32 CET
March 15th madness avoided as parties distance themselves from each other
With the three largest parties all planning rallies on March 15th at 3 in the afternoon in downtown Pest, Fidesz was the first party to relocate their rally across the river into Buda, although the MTI report left out Mouth... [read complete entry]
March 04, 2010, 09:51 CET
Fidesz retains large lead in polls; willingness to vote increases
Fidesz has 52% support amongst potential voters while 19% back the Socialists and 14% Jobbik, a Nézöpont Institute poll found. Socialist support is below 5% in the 30-44 age band, while 19% of Hungary's over 60s favour the party. The... [read complete entry]
March 03, 2010, 09:33 CET
Parties to hold campaign rallies in Budapest on March 15 national holiday
All major parties in Hungary will hold a campaign rally on the afternoon of the national holiday of March 15 in the centre of Budapest, the organisers told MTI on Tuesday. March 15 marks the commemoration of Hungary's 1848 anti-Habsburg... [read complete entry]
March 02, 2010, 12:58 CET
Journalist running for parliament seeks answers about Jobbik's friends
Journalist and current Democratic Forum parliamentary candidate József Debreczeni took time away from praising Ferenc Gyurcsány and demonizing Viktor Orbán to throw some questions at Jobbik over the weekend, nol.hu reports. Specifically, he wanted to know what Jobbiks' relationship is... [read complete entry]
March 02, 2010, 10:10 CET
Collection of electoral nomination forms at half-way stage
The period for gathering electoral nomination forms has now reached the half-way mark. The Socialist Party has collected the 750 forms necessary for nomination in all 176 individual constituencies, party spokeswoman Bernadett Budai told Inforádió on Monday. She said the... [read complete entry]
March 02, 2010, 10:04 CET
Socialists not to support Fidesz against Jobbik in 2nd round
The Socialist party's candidates will not step down in favour of main opposition Fidesz in the second round of elections, Socialist prime minister candidate Attila Mesterhazy said on Monday. Addressing a local residents' forum, Mesterhazy was responding to a question... [read complete entry]
March 01, 2010, 10:35 CET
Jobbik presents candidate for justice minister
Hungarian radical nationalist party Jobbik on Friday introduced a candidate for justice and local government minister, another member of Jobbik's shadow government, which is in the making. The party's leader Gabor Vona, who is also PM candidate, earlier said there... [read complete entry]
February 25, 2010, 10:30 CET
Fidesz still forecast to win two-thirds majority at elections
Viktor Orban's conservative Fidesz party could secure a two-thirds majority - needed to change the constitution -- if an election were held now, according to a Nezopont poll commissioned by political weekly Heti Valasz. In the third week of February,... [read complete entry]
February 25, 2010, 10:27 CET
New poll reveals Fidesz leading firmly, voter activity rising
The latest survey by pollster Median indicated increased voter activity, a firm lead by main opposition Fidesz and growing support for the radical nationalist Jobbik party, the online business portal HVG.hu reported on Wednesday. According to the survey, Hungary's next... [read complete entry]
February 24, 2010, 09:04 CET
National Elections Office website defaced by far-right programmer
Early Tuesday morning, valasztas.hu, the website of the National Elections Office was attacked, with the names of the three major parties changed, index.hu reports. The "hacker" (according to the portal it was a case of a poorly written webpage and... [read complete entry]
February 23, 2010, 10:10 CET
Forsense projects three-party parliament after elections
Hungarians' inclination to go to the polls at the parliamentary elections this spring is on the increase and three parties will certainly get into parliament, pollster Forsense told MTI on Monday. The number of voters who have a party preference... [read complete entry]
February 23, 2010, 10:08 CET
PM urges Socialists, Fidesz to jointly combat extremism
Hungary's Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai on Monday urged cooperation against extremism between the ruling Socialists and main opposition Fidesz Addressing parliament's last pre-election session, Bajnai said Fidesz leader Viktor Orban and the Socialist PM-candidate Attila Mesterhazy had one thing in... [read complete entry]
February 22, 2010, 10:17 CET
Socialist PM candidate addresses uncertain voters, say analysts
Prime Minister candidate of the governing Socialist party Attila Mesterhazy addressed uncertain and disillusioned voters in a speech outlining the party's election programme, said analysts polled by MTI on Sunday. The speech addressed opponents within the party as well as... [read complete entry]
February 19, 2010, 10:15 CET
Main opposition retains significant lead in 1st month of election campaign
The main opposition Fidesz party has retained its significant lead over its political rivals in February, the first month of the campaign for the general elections in April, according to a poll Szazadveg released to MTI on Thursday. Support for... [read complete entry]
February 18, 2010, 10:08 CET
Poll shows decline of support for Fidesz, but party still retains strong lead
Support for opposition party Fidesz declined in February, two months ahead of the general election, but the conservative party still retained a big lead against the ruling Socialists, pollster Nezopont said on Wednesday. Among active voters, Fidesz's support fell to... [read complete entry]
February 17, 2010, 10:26 CET
Analysts sure of Fidesz victory at elections
Political analysts said on Tuesday that they were are certain the opposition Fidesz party would be power after the April elections but its ability to govern effectively would much depend on whether it manages to secure a two-thirds majority. Addressing... [read complete entry]
February 15, 2010, 10:12 CET
Radical nationalist Jobbik plans shadow government
Hungarian radical nationalist party Jobbik is setting up a shadow government, and on Friday the party presented its candidate to head the Prime Minister's Office. Jobbik's leader Gabor Vona, who will lead the party into the election as its PM-candidate,... [read complete entry]
February 12, 2010, 09:46 CET
Support for Fidesz slightly down, but party still leads polls
Fidesz support has fallen from 63% of decided voters in January to 58% this month, but the party still commands a huge lead over the Socialists, whose standing rose slightly from 21% to 22%, according to the latest survey by... [read complete entry]
February 12, 2010, 09:44 CET
MDF leader warns of two-thirds "Fidesz-Jobbik" majority
The upcoming elections will determine whether the government will be replaced, for which there is a need, and whether a two-thirds "Fidesz-Jobbik" majority will be prevented, Democratic Forum leader Ibolya Dávid declared in Miskolc on Thursday. Presenting the party's local... [read complete entry]
February 11, 2010, 10:00 CET
Next gov't to be constrained by economy, head of Orbán's office says
Hungary's next government will have to operate within the confines of the actual situation of the economy, Peter Szijjarto, who heads the office of Fidesz leader Viktor Orban, told MTI in an interview. Szijjarto said, however, that a Fidesz government's... [read complete entry]
February 10, 2010, 09:39 CET
Jobbik calls for dismantling of Soviet war memorial
The radical nationalist Jobbik party called for the removal of a Soviet war memorial from Szabadsag Square in central Budapest at a press conference on Tuesday. The prominent memorial has been a subject of dispute since the change of regime... [read complete entry]
February 09, 2010, 09:18 CET
Vote for Jobbik wasted, Orbán says in TV interview
Viktor Orban, who is tipped to head the next government after the April general election, said a vote for Jobbik, a radical nationalist force which polls show is gathering strength, would be wasted. "What can a party which has at... [read complete entry]
February 04, 2010, 10:03 CET
Mesterházy sends online message to Fidesz
Socialist Party prime ministerial candidate Attila Mesterházy has asked Fidesz chairman Viktor Orbán to be sincere when he delivers his "state of the nation" address on Friday. Mesterházy said in a message posted on the website YouTube that Orbán should... [read complete entry]
February 04, 2010, 09:57 CET
Bokros to deliver "state of the nation" speech on Sunday
The Prime Minister nominee of the conservative opposition Democratic Forum (MDF) party will deliver his "state of the nation" speech and present the party's election programme on Sunday, deputy party leader Karoly Herenyi said on Wednesday. The speech by Lajos... [read complete entry]
January 29, 2010, 10:26 CET
Opposition Fidesz aims at two-thirds majority
Hungary's main opposition Fidesz party is aiming at winning a two-thirds majority at the parliamentary elections in April, Laszlo Kover, head of the party's national board, told reporters in Szolnok (C) on Thursday. Kover said his party needed an absolute... [read complete entry]
January 28, 2010, 10:01 CET
Gap narrows, main opposition Fidesz's lead remains
Although the gap of support between main opposition Fidesz and the ruling Socialists has narrowed in January compared to last November, Fidesz's lead over its main rival has remained significant, according to a poll by Tarki released to MTI on... [read complete entry]
January 28, 2010, 09:49 CET
Fidesz seen to win two-thirds majority in next parliament
Hungary's main opposition Fidesz and its ally Christian Democrats could win two-thirds of the seats plus nine more in the next parliament, according to an optimal scenario developed in a poll by Nezopont Intezet sent to MTI on Wednesday. Nezopont... [read complete entry]
January 27, 2010, 09:46 CET
Hungary political parties criticised for lack of financial transparency
Hungary's party financing laws have for long failed to provide the transparency needed for a level playing field. Just a few months before the spring elections the country's Supreme Court raised the possibility that some parties which do not receive... [read complete entry]
January 27, 2010, 09:34 CET
Lagest opposition party Fidesz retains huge lead in polls
Hungary's main opposition Fidesz has maintained its huge lead, with 33 percent of all respondents of a recent poll backing the conservative party as against 16 percent for the governing Socialists. Pollster Szazadveg told MTI on Tuesday that Fidesz had... [read complete entry]
January 26, 2010, 03:16 CET
Vona reveals Jobbik's "enemies list": IMF, United States, Israel, Slovakia and terrestrial commercial television stations
In a speech held in Esztergom over the weekend, Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona (also the party's prime ministerial candidate) revealed what can be considered to be the party's "enemies list", origo.hu reports. If the party were to come into power,... [read complete entry]
January 25, 2010, 09:40 CET
Opposition leader Orbán heads popularity list
None of Hungary's politicians are rated positively by voters in the latest Szonda Ipsos popularity survey published in Monday's Nepszabadsag daily but Viktor Orban, the leader of conservative Fidesz, is the least negatively rated. Most of Orban's 45 points out... [read complete entry]
January 25, 2010, 09:02 CET
Sólyom sets elections for April 11, 25
The two rounds of the parliamentary elections will be held on April 11 and 25, President László Sólyom announced on Friday, thereby kicking off the election campaign. Socialist chairwoman Ildikó Lendvai welcomed the announcement, saying it is good news for... [read complete entry]
January 21, 2010, 09:40 CET
Opposition Fidesz forecast to get two-thirds majority at elections
Hungary's main opposition Fidesz party will gain two-thirds majority in Parliament after the general elections this spring if voting inclination remains unchanged, weekly HVG reported quoting a Median poll in its issue to be published on Thursday but sent to... [read complete entry]
January 20, 2010, 09:43 CET
Prosecutors investigating Jobbik for not preparing financial reports
The Office of the Prosecutor General (Legfőbb Ügyészség) is investigating the radical nationalist party Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom for not having published any annual balances, writes hvg.hu. Parties are required by law to prepare and publish their balances every year, but... [read complete entry]
January 19, 2010, 09:24 CET
Liberal leader seeks centrist coalition
Hungary's liberal Free Democrats are seeking to cooperate with several centrist parties in the hope of heading off what current polls indicate will be a three-party parliament, with conservative Fidesz and radical Jobbik on the right facing the Socialist party... [read complete entry]
January 18, 2010, 11:03 CET
Poll reveals only Jobbik gaining in popularity
Support for Hungary's two largest parties remains unchanged from December, as Fidesz is preferred by 63% of decided voters, and the Socialists by 21%, according to the latest Szonda-Ipsos poll. Jobbik's support grew from 10% last month to 12% in... [read complete entry]
January 18, 2010, 10:59 CET
Poll forecasting low voter turnout at upcoming general election
Hungarian voters appear to be apathetic ahead of the general election which is expected to take place in mid April, according to a Szonda Ipsos poll published by Nepszabadsag daily on Monday. Whereas last time round, in spring 2006, 54... [read complete entry]
January 18, 2010, 10:54 CET
Radical nationalists preparing for election victory
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has prepared for the election campaign and is ready to take over government "in the interest of saving the country", party leader Gabor Vona told a press conference in Budapest on Saturday. Vona, who is... [read complete entry]
January 15, 2010, 10:29 CET
Poll shows over 40% of voters support Fidesz
Over 40% of voters support Fidesz taking the reins of power after the elections, while 17% back the Socialists, a Forsense poll conducted from December 8-17 suggests. Regarding other parties, 12% favour Jobbik, 10% the Democratic Forum, 7% the Free... [read complete entry]
January 11, 2010, 12:36 CET
Sólyom says PM free to call Jobbik "undemocratic" party
Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai's labelling the radical nationalist Jobbik party "undemocratic" falls under his right to a freedom of opinion, a senior official of the President's Office told MTI on Friday. Ferenc Kumin responded to a letter sent to President... [read complete entry]
January 05, 2010, 10:24 CET
Jobbik to appeal to Sólyom over PM's "prejudiced" remark about party
Far-right party Jobbik will appeal to President László Sólyom over what it deems to have been a "prejudiced" remark made by Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai over the weekend. The premier said in an interview with state news agency MTI on... [read complete entry]
December 28, 2009, 10:12 CET
Fidesz to be caught in MSZP-Jobbik crossfire, official says
The opposition Fidesz, which appears in polls as the winner of next year's general elections, will be caught in the crossfire of the Socialists and the Jobbik party in Hungary's next Parliament, a senior official of the conservative party told... [read complete entry]
December 23, 2009, 09:53 CET
Politicians' prestige suffers in 2009, but pecking order remains stable
The prestige of Hungarian politicians generally declined in 2009 but their ranking remained by and large unchanged over the past year, national daily Nepszabadsag said on Wednesday, citing a recent Szonda Ipsos poll. Hungary's relatively most popular politician is President... [read complete entry]
December 22, 2009, 10:32 CET
Jobbik leader Vona rejects debate challenge by MDF's Bokros
Democratic Forum prime ministerial candidate Lajos Bokros has challenged Jobbik leader Gábor Vona to a public debate. Vona has rejected the invitation. In a letter to Vona, Bokros asked for 90 minutes to prove that Jobbik's policies will destroy and... [read complete entry]
December 22, 2009, 10:21 CET
Poll shows Fidesz support among decided voters near 65%
Public support for the main opposition Fidesz party was 31 percent among all voters in December, up 5 percent from the previous month, while the governing Socialists stayed at 9 percent, according to a Szazadveg-Forsense poll sent to MTI on... [read complete entry]
December 18, 2009, 10:06 CET
Jobbik names Vona as PM candidate, Morvai for state president
Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona is the far-right party’s candidate for prime minister, while MEP Krisztina Morvai will be asked to accept nomination for the post of President at next year's parliamentary elections, spokeswoman Dóra Dúró announced on Thursday. The party's... [read complete entry]
December 17, 2009, 10:06 CET
Tarki poll shows Fidesz lead narrowing, bare majority willing to vote
The significant lead of the main opposition Fidesz party ahead of the ruling Socialists has somewhat narrowed while support for non-parliamentary parties has increased over the past month, according to a Tarki poll sent to MTI on Wednesday. Fidesz currently... [read complete entry]
December 17, 2009, 10:00 CET
Poll finds Socialist PM candidate getting backing of just 7% of electorate
The Socialist party's candidate for prime minister got the nod from 7 percent of the electorate in a survey by the Nezopont Institute, compared to 36 percent for opposition Fidesz's Viktor Orban, the conservative think-tank said on Wednesday, citing its... [read complete entry]
December 17, 2009, 09:43 CET
Jobbik head Vona says Fidesz's Orbán cuts "tragic figure"
"Fidesz chairman Viktor Orbán knows what he should do but has no room for manoeuvre so there is nothing left for him to do except to utter platitudes," Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona told MTV Wednesday morning. "Jobbik has no need... [read complete entry]
December 16, 2009, 09:35 CET
Supreme Court upholds ban on Magyar Gárda
The Supreme Court dissolved the far-right Magyar Gárda society and movement on Tuesday, upholding an earlier ruling issued by the Budapest Court of Appeals. The prosecutor's office launched a civil lawsuit to have the group dissolved two years ago, arguing... [read complete entry]
December 11, 2009, 09:27 CET
Opposition's lead narrows in latest poll
Hungary's main opposition Fidesz party still has a commanding lead over the rival ruling Socialists but the gap between the two frontrunners has narrowed slightly, a poll by Ipsos published in Thursday's Nepszabadsag said. In the whole voter sample, Fidesz's... [read complete entry]
December 08, 2009, 10:18 CET
Catholic Cardinal spars with Jobbik over blessing of public crosses
Cardinal Péter Erd has become a target of Jobbik after advising Catholic priests not to bless crosses erected in public places by the far-right party. Speaking at a press conference last Thursday, he said priests should not perform such ceremonies... [read complete entry]
December 07, 2009, 10:31 CET
Jobbik denies links to UK group of same name
The Times of London reported in its online edition on Saturday that Hungary's radical nationalist Jobbik party is setting up a branch in London. But the spokesman for the new group denied there was any institutional connection to the Hungarian... [read complete entry]
December 04, 2009, 07:44 CET
Mayor threatened after rejecting request to erect Advent cross in public
The mayor of Csorna (Győr-Moson-Sopron County) received threatening calls after expressing his aversion to Advent crosses erected in public places, writes kisalfold.hu. First, he rejected a request from a private individual to erect a cross on a square in the... [read complete entry]
November 27, 2009, 09:58 CET
District council member ejected from meeting for wearing Gárda uniform
Present Jobbik and former Fidesz council member Zsolt Gyenge attended a Sixth District Council meeting wearing a uniform of the outlawed far-right militia the Magyar Gárda. Socialist mayor István Verók asked him to leave and suspended the meeting when Gyenge... [read complete entry]
November 26, 2009, 10:06 CET
Survey finds majority supporting Orbán as PM
Hungary's main opposition Fidesz party leader Viktor Orban was seen as most voters' choice for prime minister, well ahead of the Socialist party's likely candidate Attila Mesterhazy, by a poll from research firm Nezopont Institute revealed on Wednesday. The poll,... [read complete entry]
November 26, 2009, 10:05 CET
Fidesz retains wide lead ahead of ruling Socialists in fresh Tarki poll
The main opposition Fidesz party maintained its significant lead ahead of the ruling Socialists in the poll conducted by Tarki in November. The radical nationalist Jobbik would be the only other party to clear the 5 percent threshold to win... [read complete entry]
November 24, 2009, 08:15 CET
Politicians' popularity continues to drop in November
Hungary's president and the head of the main opposition remained the most popular politicians in a November poll, which, however, gave low ratings overall to all players, daily Nepszabadsag said on Monday, quoting a Szonda Ipsos poll. President Laszlo Solyom... [read complete entry]
November 23, 2009, 09:02 CET
Bajnai defends police crackdown on far-right groups
Hungary's government makes every effort to secure order and expects the same from the police, Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai said on Saturday. "What happened in Sajobabony last weekend truly demonstrated that incitement to hatred and provocation represent an increasing threat... [read complete entry]
November 23, 2009, 08:32 CET
Police face off against Magyar Gárda at memorial march for interwar leader
A march organised by the far-right Jobbik party marking the 90th anniversary of the procession of Regent Miklós Horthy into Budapest took place in the 11th District on Sunday. Police prevented units of the outlawed Magyar Gárda from following the... [read complete entry]
November 18, 2009, 09:23 CET
Secret services head pins responsibility for race riot on far-right
Politicians and supporters of Hungary's far right are responsible for the confrontation at the weekend between local Roma residents and supporters of the radical nationalist Jobbik party and its banned uniformed wing, the Hungarian Guard in Sajobabony (NE), the minister... [read complete entry]
November 12, 2009, 10:13 CET
Congress of "anti-fascist" alliance calls for curbs on far-right
The Hungarian anti-fascist alliance for democracy (MEASZ) called for joint action by democratic parties to prevent the strengthening of the far right in Hungary on Wednesday. "It is in the interest of all democratic parties to join forces to make... [read complete entry]
November 10, 2009, 07:28 CET
Hungarians see Socialists as most corrupt political party
A new poll by the Nézőpont Intézet has returned the unsurprising results that of those willing to state their belief that a political party is corrupt, the Socialists came in first with 23%, with the Free Democrats coming in second... [read complete entry]
October 29, 2009, 10:57 CET
Think tank says Jobbik successfully targeting non-radical voters
The consolidation of the radical right in Hungary since the European election is a fact, think-tank Political Capital said on Wednesday. "Political support for the far right is so strong that the extra-parliamentary Jobbik party now has the status of... [read complete entry]
October 29, 2009, 09:57 CET
Tarki poll gives Fidesz fourfold leads over Socialists
The main opposition Fidesz party increased its support to be four times higher among the voting-age population ahead of the ruling Socialists in October, a poll released to MTI by the Tarki institute on Wednesday showed. Support for Fidesz this... [read complete entry]
October 26, 2009, 10:37 CET
Commemorations of 1956 anti-Soviet revolt passes without major unrest
Hungary held national commemorations on the anniversary of its crushed anti-Soviet revolution of 1956 on Friday. The anniversary coincided with events marking the 20th anniversary of the change in political system. Police reported no incidents or violence at commemorations. It... [read complete entry]
October 26, 2009, 10:34 CET
Jobbik signs agreements with other European nationalist groups
Hungary's radical nationalist Jobbik party signed an agreement with four international parties to set up the Alliance of European Nationalist Movements, Jobbik deputy leader Andras Balczo said on Saturday. The agreement has also been signed by the French Front National,... [read complete entry]
October 26, 2009, 10:23 CET
New poll finds Orbán most popular politician in Hungary
Hungarians continued to rate their politicians negatively in October, though the least unpopular were main opposition leader Viktor Orban tying with the president, Laszlo Solyom, according to a poll by Szonda Ipsos carried in Monday's Nespszabadsag daily. Tibor Navracsics, the... [read complete entry]
October 22, 2009, 09:33 CET
Survey finds majority of Hungarians uninterested in voting
Hungarians are growing increasingly disillusioned with politics, with only 43% of respondents to a Medián poll showing willingness to turn out if elections were held this Sunday. The figure compares to 63% in 2001 and 50% in 2005. Confirming the... [read complete entry]
October 21, 2009, 09:40 CET
Poll shows Fidesz gaining support by five percentage points in October
Main conservative opposition party Fidesz would get three times as much support if an election were held this Sunday than the minority ruling Socialists, according to a poll by Szazadveg-Forsense published on Tuesday. Fidesz boosted its support in October by... [read complete entry]
October 19, 2009, 02:46 CET
Wall Street Journal writers beware: Fidesz going to win 2010 elections no matter what
Just saw a piece go up over on the Wall Street Journal's "New Europe" blog with a rather combustible headline: "Gypsies, Jews, Homosexuals Beware: Fidesz Eyes 2010 Elections". The nut graph is as follows: If Fidesz cracks down on extreme... [read complete entry]
October 12, 2009, 09:24 CET
Fidesz, Jobbik seen as most visible Hungarian parties in European Parliament
MEPs representing Fidesz and Jobbik have been the most active from among Hungary's 22 delegates in Brussels, according to Policy Solutions, a Budapest-based think-tank. Assessing the work of Hungarian MEPs in September, the think-tank said main opposition Fidesz deputies had... [read complete entry]
October 05, 2009, 01:55 CET
Socialist Party member at helm of regional Jobbik organization
Arguments abound over whether or not the ranks of Jobbik have been filled by former Fidesz members or disillusioned Socialists, with the two mainstream parties pointing fingers at each other. Recently in Hajdúsámson in eastern Hungary, it was discovered by... [read complete entry]
September 28, 2009, 12:08 CET
Magyar Gárda marches on Roma ghetto
Some 80 to 100 people, most of them in the uniform of outlawed far-right militia the Magyar Gárda, marched to a house in the Roma ghetto in Kiskunlacháza early Saturday. The following day it was reported that a Roma person... [read complete entry]
September 24, 2009, 09:35 CET
Majority expects Fidesz to form government without coalition partners
More than half of Hungarians, 58%, expect Fidesz to form a government on its own after next year's parliamentary elections, according to a poll by the conservative Nézõpont institute. Only 33% disagree. Some 49% of Socialist Party supporters and 52%... [read complete entry]
September 23, 2009, 09:20 CET
Latest poll puts only three parties past parliamentary threshold
The governing Socialist Party, the main opposition Fidesz and radical nationalist Jobbik are the only parties that would reach the 5 percent threshold to get into Hungary's Parliament if general elections were held currently, pollsters Szazadveg and Forsense told MTI... [read complete entry]
September 18, 2009, 12:19 CET
Hungarian center-right wilts under siege by far-right cyber-barbarians
Despite the recent relative quiet this past week, longtime visitors to this site (and the other All Hungary sites) have probably noticed that over the previous year, the nature of the comments left here has become increasingly vulgar and far-right... [read complete entry]