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Party Popularity

EP election: Fidesz, Jobbik tops on low voter turnout

Cruising to a landslide victory in which the governing Fidesz-KDNP coalition garnered 51.5% of the vote, opposition party MSzP and...

Party Popularity

Mesterházy likely to “survive” EP elections

MSzP Chairman Attila Mesterházy is said to enjoy the complete support of his party in running for European Parliamentary elections...

Party Popularity

EU elections to see anti-parties’ rise

Thirty elections will be held around Europe this week; 28 national ones, one EU-wide about the so-called runner-up Spitzenkandidat, to...

Issues

ECJ: National courts can rule on FX loans

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today ruled that it is within the competency of national courts to take legal...

Issues

ECJ rules on FX loan case; another decision Wednesday

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in April on a case involving a Hungarian borrower and lender that will...

Issues

On how new Civil Code affects liability

From the Budapest Business Journal print edition: The new Civil Code of Hungary came into effect on March 15 this...

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Budapest court requests annulment of savings coop act

The Budapest Municipal Court will request that the Constitutional Court annul the act on the integration of savings cooperatives after...

Issues

Constitutional Court rejects two energy service provider complaints

The Constitutional Court has rejected two complaints related to the costs of energy service providers submitted at the end of...

Party Popularity

Election 2014: Fidesz supermajority, LMP seats confirmed

The Fidesz party’s two-thirds parliamentary supermajority in the April general election was confirmed Saturday after the official counting of 99.99%...

Party Popularity

Final vote count could deny Fidesz 2/3, LMP seats

The final results of the April 6 elections are due Saturday and may notably rearrange the composition of the new...

Issues

Hernádi defies “improper” Croatia indictment

Zsolt Hernádi, chairman/CEO of oil-and-gas giant MOL, said in an interview with a commercial television channel in Croatia on Sunday...

Party Popularity

Fidesz-KDNP in landslide victory, retain 2/3 Parliamentary majority

*The* news of the week – and the year – in Hungary was last weekend’s national Parliamentary elections. To the...

Party Popularity

Poll, analysts agree on big Fidesz-KDNP election victory

Heading into the weekend’s Parliamentary elections, a new Nézőpont poll plus some hedging from analysts indicates that the only question...

Issues

MOL CEO Zsolt Hernádi indicted in Croatia [Updated]

If the MOL board of directors thought that Croatian anti-corruption office USKOK had given up on attempting to bring company...

Issues

Hungary’s banks given time before next shockwave

From the Budapest Business Journal print edition: The Constitutional Court has given the government the legal means to tinker with...

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%...

Issues

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...

Polls

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...

Polls

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...

Polls

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...