Gov’t liquid reserves drop nearly 3 trillion Ft. after prodigious end-of-year state spending
The government’s liquid reserves, the amount of immediately available funds available on its account with the Hungarian National Bank (MNB),…
Orbán meeting with Bolsonaro and other world leaders before election
Preparations are underway for a Budapest visit by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (pictured) in February, reports Azonnali. But Prime Minister…
Fidesz-KDNP rejects Márki-Zay’s call for a debate with Orbán
On Sunday, the opposition’s prime ministerial nominee, Péter Márki-Zay, called for a debate with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán before the…
Retailers who don’t comply with gov’t price fixing policy can be fined up to 3 million Ft., face store closure
Details on the price fixing policy announced by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán last Wednesday were published in the Friday edition…
Tight deadlines may torpedo the opposition’s plans for a referendum on Apr. 3
February 12 is the last day that President János Áder can declare the referendum proposed by the political opposition to…
Péter Márki-Zay challenges Orbán to debate the future of Hungary
The opposition is mourning coronavirus deaths while Fidesz is just enjoying itself, Péter Márki-Zay (pictured, right) said in his regular…
Thousands attend Our Homeland anti-vaccine protest in Budapest
Far-right party Our Homeland Movement held a demonstration Sunday afternoon in downtown Budapest against the “covid dictatorship,” as they phrase…
Online betting site gives Fidesz a 78% chance of winning the election
A gambling site is now taking bets on the results of the Hungarian election, according to the taktikaiszavazas.hu Facebook page.…
MKKP will assist the opposition coalition if it enters Parliament, but not Fidesz
Gergely Kovács, President of the Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP, pictured), was the guest of ATV’s Egyenes Beszéd (“Straight Talk“)…
Hungary has donated 2.5 million vaccine doses to Africa
Hungary’s latest donation of 400,000 coronavirus vaccines to Ghana has arrived in the country, Péter Szijjártó wrote on Facebook. The…
Government will subsidize salary increases for mayors, but only in small towns
The government passed a law last month to raise the salaries of Hungarian mayors and Assembly chairs by an average…
Can the elections be canceled due to Hungary’s state of emergency?
In mid-December last year, Parliament extended Hungary’s state of emergency to June 1, 2022. In theory, it was only intended…
Strong reactions to Orbán’s claim that homosexuality may lead to pedophilia
In addition to discussing the latest developments with the coronavirus in Hungary, recently-declared vaccine policies, and the new government policy…
Orbán: stores will be required to stock products covered under new price freeze policy
The omicron variant causes milder symptoms than delta, but this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t protect yourself, Viktor Orbán said on…
Human rights NGOs urge Hungarians to invalidate child protection referendum
A coalition of ten Hungarian human rights NGOs are urging all voters to invalidate their votes for the government’s so-called…
Parliament to next meet on Feb. 21, election for head of state set for Mar. 10
The National Assembly’s spring session will begin on February 21, and the successor to President János Áder will be elected…
United for Hungary coalition has 150,000 signatures for its referendum petition
While the government has set April 3 as the date for both parliamentary elections and its four-question “child protection” referendum,…
More opposition ballot counters still needed for the election
Although people continue to sign up as ballot counters for the political opposition at the initiative of an organization called…
Judit Varga announces cheaper pork leg while wearing 1.5 million Ft. watch
As previously reported, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on Wednesday that the prices for six staple foods would be rolled…
Council of Europe says gov’t “child protection” referendum reinforces stereotypes, prejudice, and hate
“The Hungarian government must stop instrumentalizing and weakening the human rights of LGBTI people,” states the title of an announcement…