Category Archives: political background – HU

A Village Stadium Is a Symbol of Power for Hungary’s Premier

Posted on April 4, 2014 by ellenpolus

By DANNY HAKIM A new soccer stadium in Felcsut, Hungary, is convenient for Viktor Orban, the prime minister: The house at right is his. Credit Akos Stiller for The New York Times FELCSUT, Hungary — Something strange is going on … Continue reading →

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Free and Unfair Elections in Hungary

Posted on March 17, 2014 by ellenpolus

With a little less than one month remaining before Hungary’s election on April 6th, there is little doubt that Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party will be re-elected and thus, further consolidate its power in parliament. Fidesz, which has raised eyebrows in … Continue reading →

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How Did Hungary’s Election Become a Circus?

Posted on March 2, 2014 by ellenpolus

BUDAPEST — THE most visible poster on the streets here is not the one advertising the Deep Purple concert at the Papp Laszlo Sportarena. And it’s not the one for “Balkan Kobra,” a theatrical comedy featuring a stubbly hero sporting … Continue reading →

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Hungary: An Election in Question, Part 1

Posted on March 2, 2014 by ellenpolus

This is the first of a five-part series from my Princeton colleague Kim Lane Scheppele, head of the Law and Public Affairs Program. Hungary: An Election in Question Part I: The Political Landscape Kim Lane Scheppele Princeton University and the … Continue reading →

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Eastern Europe Goes South

Posted on March 1, 2014 by ellenpolus

Disappearing Democracy in the EU’s Newest Members Regression to the mean: unveiling a bust of Hungary’s one-time ruler Miklos Horthy, 2013. (Laszlo Balogh / Courtesy Reuters) (…) Hungary has led the trend. In 2010, after the disastrous reign of a … Continue reading →

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Hungary’s 2-Tailed Dog Party Seeks Ballot Space

Posted on March 1, 2014 by ellenpolus

The Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party, or MKKP, is doggedly seeking to enter the upcoming parliamentary elections. It wants the constitutional court to overrule the refusal of the lower courts to recognize it as an official political party. MKKP is campaigning … Continue reading →

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Hungary’s UN envoy makes country’s first-ever Holocaust apology

Posted on January 26, 2014 by ellenpolus

‘We owe an apology to the victims because the Hungarian state was guilty for the Holocaust,’ ambassador Csaba Korosi tells press conference. Hungary has made its first official apology for the role it played during the Holocaust, Hungarian news agency … Continue reading →

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