laszlo kovacs

December 07, 2009, 08:49 CET

Socialist Party opens election campaign in Budapest

The Socialist Party held its first election-drive event in front of the Gellért Hotel on Szent Gellért tér, Budapest's 11th District yesterday. Prime ministerial candidate Attila Mesterházy, party chairwoman Ildikó Lendvai, Budapest chapter head Sándor Burány, his deputy Zsolt Molnár,... [read complete entry]

November 30, 2009, 10:55 CET

Socialists elect Mesterházy as prime ministerial candidate

The Socialist Party elected Attila Mesterházy as its prime ministerial candidate for the 2010 election at a closed meeting on Saturday. Chairwoman Ildikó Lendvai presented Mesterházy as “a man for the future, with whom the left can build for the... [read complete entry]

November 24, 2009, 02:49 CET

Socialist leadership nominates Mesterházy as PM candidate for next year

Hungary's ruling Socialist party's presidium will recommend Attila Mesterhazy as the party's prime minister candidate in the 2010 general elections, party leader Ildiko Lendvai told the press on Tuesday. Mesterhazy, the party's deputy leader and parliamentary group leader, will be... [read complete entry]

November 23, 2009, 09:08 CET

Socialists rule out early election for state president

The ruling Socialist Party is not planning to bring forward Hungary's presidential election due next year, party chair Ildiko Lendvai told MTI on Friday. Lendvai referred to earlier allegations in conservative papers that Socialist deputies might make an attempt to... [read complete entry]

November 12, 2009, 09:46 CET

Mesterházy tipped as Socialist candidate for PM

Attila Mesterházy has a good chance of being the Socialist candidate for prime minister in next year's elections, party sources told hirszerzo.hu. His name first cropped up early last summer. Other potential nominees have been discussed but all have faded... [read complete entry]

October 28, 2009, 09:55 CET

Socialists search for "sacrificial lamb" prime ministerial candidate

The Socialist Party is already trying to figure out who to name as its prime ministerial candidate for next year's elections, index.hu reports. Some of the names being tossed around are those of Socialist heavyweights (L-R) József Gráf, Katalin... [read complete entry]

October 15, 2009, 10:18 CET

Socialists looking back for the future in prime minister candidate

Homecoming EU Commissioner László Kovács - who will probably be succeeded by László Andor - has said that he would gladly be the Socialist Party's candidate for prime minister in next year's general elections, especially since current Prime Minister Gordon... [read complete entry]

October 14, 2009, 09:23 CET

Socialists considing five candidates for Hungary's EU commissioner

The national board of the ruling Socialist party is to put forward a list of five possible candidates to represent Hungary in the European Commission, the party's leader Ildiko Lendvai told MTI on Tuesday. Lendvai said the party recommended to... [read complete entry]

October 01, 2009, 10:10 CET

PM reportedly ready to nominate Socialist for EU commissioner

Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai and ruling Socialist Party leaders will discuss on Friday whom to nominate as European commissioner, Nepszabadsag daily said on Thursday. The three Socialist politicians running for the post are MEP Edit Herczog, incumbent commissioner Laszlo Kovacs... [read complete entry]

October 01, 2009, 10:04 CET

Hungary's EU commissioner disputes criticism of record

Hungary's European Union commissioner Laszlo Kovacs told MTI on Wednesday that his performance as commissioner in charge of taxation needs to be assessed on the basis of facts. Kovacs spoke in reaction to an opinion piece published in the latest... [read complete entry]

December 22, 2008, 10:01 CET

Hungarian EU commissioner offers Socialists advice for EP elections

The minority governing Socialist Party's campaign before next year's European Parliamentary elections should focus on issues concerning community norms rather than domestic affairs, Laszlo Kovacs, EU tax commissioner, told MTI on Friday.... [read complete entry]