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Party Popularity

Median: Fidesz popularity melting fast

The number of supporters of the ruling Fidesz party fell by 3 percentage points in March to 24% from February’s...

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Minimizing The Maximum: Why Prison Sentences Should Be Capped At 20 Years

The following article was written by Marc Mauer (pictured), who is the executive director of The Sentencing Project, an NGO...

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Csányi: Top-up fund favors Quaestor clients

Recently approved legislation to set up a top-up fund to compensate clients of failed brokerage firm Quaestor may not pass...

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Appeals court rejects CIB Bank contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a forint loan contract defense by CIB...

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Appeals court rejects Merkantil Bank, Merkantil Car contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a contract defense by Merkantil Váltó és...

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Appeals court rejects CIB, FHB contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals yesterday upheld two first-instance rulings rejecting a contract defense by both CIB Leasing and...

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MNB seeks to raise Beva coverage to €100,000

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today said it is initiating amendments to legislation that would raise the insured threshold...

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Appeals court rejects CIB leasing unitʼs contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a contract defense by the property leasing...

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Tarsoly put in pre-trial detention

A Budapest court yesterday placed Quaestor CEO Csaba Tarsoly and two other suspects, involved in the recent Quaestor brokerage scandal,...

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Associations turn to Constitutional Court regarding Sunday closures

The alliance of unions Liga and business association VOSZ intend to turn to the Hungarian Constitutional Court regarding the recently...

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Appeals court rejects FHB Mortgage Bank contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals yesterday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a contract defense by FHB Mortgage Bank. The...

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Court rules suspension of FX borrowersʼ cases in line with Constitution

Hungaryʼs Constitutional Court today ruled that the suspension of suits between borrowers of foreign currency-denominated loans and their lenders does...

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Appeals court rejects OTP leasing unitʼs contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a contract defense by the property leasing...

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Prosecutor says he suspects wrongdoing at NAV

Following an investigation of charges made by a whistleblower in 2013, an unnamed high-ranking official of the Hungarian Tax and...

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Appeals court rejects Ersteʼs contract defenses

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting contract defenses by Erste Bank Hungary. The...

Party Popularity

Tisza Support Slips to 47%, but Retains Wide Lead in Europion Poll

Support for Hungary’s governing Tisza Party fell to 47% of adults in September, five percentage points below its May-June peak,...

Party Popularity

Tisza Remains Dominant Political Force in Hungary as Far-Right Mi Hazánk Strengthens

Support for the governing Tisza Party slipped below 50% among Hungary’s adult population in August, while Mi Hazánk strengthened and...

Party Popularity

Péter Magyar Says Fidesz Polling Below 20% for First Time in 30 Years

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that Fidesz had fallen below 20% in a...

Issues

Strong Public Support for Euro Adoption Among Hungarians

Medián's fresh survey data show that nearly four-fifths of Hungarians would replace the forint with the euro, although, while 92%...

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Survey Shows What Public Expects From Tisza Government

A recently published Publicus survey shows that 64% of Hungarians expect the Tisza government to fix healthcare and education, making...

Party Popularity

Local Conflicts Over Battery Plants Contributed to Loss of Support for Fidesz, Pollster Says

Local conflicts, arising from "residents' increased sense of vulnerability and opposition to the battery industry" could have contributed to a...

Issues

Majority of Hungarians Support EU Membership, but Uncertainty is Rising Slightly

A new survey conducted by the 21 Kutatóközpont shows that 62% of Hungarians would vote to remain in the EU...

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Fidesz or Tisza? Recent Polls Offer Clashing Views Before Vote

As Hungary heads into the final stretch of the campaign with less than two months to go until election day,...

Issues

55% of Hungarians Think Continued EU Membership ‘Good’

According to a recent Eurobarometer survey, most Hungarians still view their country's European Union membership positively, but support has weakened...

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Survey: Dunaújváros Residents Hope for New Industrial Investment

Dunaújváros is, and wants to remain, an industrial city — according to a recent representative survey conducted among local residents...

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78% of Students Would Choose Current University Again, Survey Finds

Higher education serves as a foundation of knowledge-based societies and innovation, the Nézőpont Institute said in a recently published survey...

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3/4 of Hungarians see EU Membership as Beneficial, Survey Finds

Approximately three quarters of Hungarians view the country's European Union membership as beneficial, according to a recently published Eurobarometer survey....

Issues

Media Type, Not Politics, Drives News Source Choices: NMHH

Hungarian media consumers select their news sources based on the type of media rather than political orientation, target audience, or...

Polls

Tisza Surges Past Fidesz in Latest Poll, Leads by Double Digits Among Committed Voters

Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party has overtaken Fidesz as Hungary’s most supported political force, according to new data from the 21...