In jüngster Zeit erscheint Ungarn in den westlichen Medien häufiger als zuvor. In der Regel handelt es sich um kritische Artikel, in denen es um den Ministerpräsidenten Viktor Orbán, die Regierungstätigkeit und die vom Parlament verabschiedeten Gesetze geht. Hintergrund sind die drastischen...
Die Europawahlen verdeutlichten und vertieften die große Enttäuschung der Linken in Ungarn. Zum ersten Mal geriet das Gleichgewicht zwischen den beiden größten Parteien des Landes ins Wanken. Die Sozialisten erlitten dramatische Verluste, und ihr Koalitionspartner, die Freien Demokraten, gewann...
I hate writing this article. Since I oppose the alarming authoritarian developments in my country and am pleading for the restoration of civil liberties, I might appear to be what I definitely am not: someone who thinks that the 21st-century European variant of liberal democracy is a political order...
Globalisation, the expansion of the power of capital, and the political regime of neoliberalism have strengthened the antihuman conditions of social inequality, cultural dissolution, and individualisation in Hungary as elsewhere. The political far-right responses to these social and human...
The biggest losers of the 2019 EP election were probably the Hungarian public opinion polls, who basically signaled only the total success of the ruling parties (FIDESZ-KDNP) correctly, the results of the opposition forces were completely misled.
The list of nine registered Hungarian parties participating on 26 May 2019 in the EUP elections and their main campaign slogans, but also a political comment on the current political landscape in Hungary.
Das ungarische Mitglied der Partei der Europäischen Linken, die Arbeiterpartei Ungarns 2006, präsentiert keine eigene Kandidatenliste für die Europawahlen, sondern ruft dazu auf, die Sozialistische Partei (Mitglied der S&D-Fraktion) zu wählen. Lesen Sie hier das Kooperationsabkommen der beiden Parteien mit dem Fokus auf einer Energiestrategie.
This analysis has been presented at the International Workshop of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation “On the situation of the left in Europe after the EU elections: New challenges”. July 21-23, 2014, in Berlin
Short Summary of the 2014 EP Elections
1. Many citizens believe that on April 6 at the parliamentary elections they have fulfilled their obligations. Therefore, many people have accrued to the question why the EU Parliament and the national election were not held at the same time. If it is held in...
At the parliamentary elections held in Hungary on 6 April 2014 the ruling rigth-wing populist Fidesz party won a landslide victory over its opponents and retained its 2/3 majority. Prime Minister Viktor Orban's policy has been justified by a strong nationalist course in order to catch the wind from the sails of Jobbik.
Attila Vajnai, Vorsitzender der Ungarischen Arbeiter*innenpartei 2006 und Mitglied des Sekretariats der Partei der Europäischen Linken, bietet einen linken Standpunkt zu den ungarischen Parlamentswahlen.
Tamás Krausz, founding editor of the periodical Eszmélet (Consciousness), a Hungarian journal for social critique and culture, talks to Attila Antal, editor-in-chief of Eszmélet.
On 8th July, the European Parliament condemned Hungary's recent anti-LGBTIQ+ legislation and denounced the dismantling of democracy and the rule of law in the country. In a resolution, adopted with 459 in favour 147 against, and 58 abstentions, MEPs described the law as being in clear breach of fundamental rights.
Significant political changes in Hungary: In the larger cities, the fragmented opposition parties and civil organizations were able to increase their support due to the collaboration of different opposition factions. As a result of the disproportionate electoral system, in some places opposition was able to obtain a significant majority.
As thousands continue to protest against Viktor Orbán’s plans to curb Hungary’s academic freedom by seizing control of the country’s leading scientific research body, the Left in the European Parliament is throwing its full solidarity behind the campaign against this latest power grab.
Flashlights on the neo-nazi march in Budapest in February, Orbán’s speech on the nation, the attack on the academy of sciences and the ongoing protests in Hungary.
Attila Vajnai was found guilty and sentenced by the Budapest 6th District Police to pay a fine of 50 thousand forints (about EUR 160). He was accused of having taken photos at the demonstration organized by others during Turkish Head of State Erdogan`s visit to Budapest. On the photo those people...
Representatives of the ruling FIDESZ party presented a bill to the Hungarian parliament on the amendment of the labour code increasing the number of working after-hours that can be ordered by employers to 400 a year in such a way that the wage for it is to be paid not immediately but only within...
On Sunday, 16th of December more than 30,000 people rallied against a new „Slave Law” passed by the Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right wing government. We bring the overview of the developments.
The parliamentary elections in Hungary were characterized by a pervasive overlap between state and ruling party resources, undermining the contestants’ ability to compete on an equal basis, OSCE/ODIHR observers said.
Hungarian civil groups headed by the Hungarian United Left called for a demonstration for 8 October in the heart of the previous Jewish ghetto of Budapest in order to protest against the presently very powerful autocracy of the right-wing ruling power of FIDESZ and KDNP and the brutal police violence committed against Attila Vajnai.
Attila Vajnai, Chairman of the Hungarian Workers’ Party 2006/ Munkáspárt 2006, has been brutally tackled by the Hungarian police. There was a man in Budapest selling Hitler souvenirs and Attila called the police to prosecute the seller. Instead of acting against the seller, they tackled Attila: torn his clothes, broke his glasses and injured him.
If you are a tourist now in Budapest you can observe the beautiful architecture, historical places, tasty cuisine and the everyday protests against the government.
In Ungarn, gepflastert mit rassistischer Staatspropaganda, wurde am 2. Oktober ein nationales Referendum über die EU-Quotenregelung und ungarische Migrationspolitik abgehalten. Obwohl es mit nur 43% Beteiligung – selbst bei 98% Ablehnung des EU-Modells – ungültig war, spricht die Regierung von einem großen Erfolg und will die Verfassung dementsprechend ändern.
Fidesz ist weder eine Basisbewegung noch Ergebnis einer spezifischen politischen Theorie oder Philosophie. Vielmehr stellt Fidesz eine penibel konstruierte Religion dar, ein Machtzentrum, das von der Regierung und vom Oberhaupt der Kirche gelenkt wird. Ihr Zugang baut auf einem billigen Populismus auf, der von Meinungsumfragen gesteuert wird. Öffentliche Diskurse (Propaganda) werden dabei auf der emotionalen Ebene geführt bzw. geschürt und mehrheitstauglich ausgerichtet.
Before the current refugee crisis Hungary’s immigration policy focused on the fight against illegal migration, but an explicit overall migration strategy was blatantly lacking.
The ruling right wing Fidesz party won a resounding victory in nationwide municipal elections on Sunday 12th October 2014, cementing prime minister Viktor Orban’s position as Hungary’s most dominant political force since the system change. Fidesz won the mayoralties in all but one of the 10 largest...
Die Partei der Europäischen Linken hat eine Bestandsaufnahme der sozialen Lage in verschiedenen Ländern, in denen sie Mitgliedsparteien hat, durchgeführt. Im April war das Ungarn – eines der sogenannten postkommunistischen Länder. Der in Prag lebende Autor nahm die Gelegenheit wahr, die ungarische Situation mit jener in der Tschechischen Republik zu vergleichen.
The ELP deeply condemns the renewed attacks against the Hungarian Association of Resistance Fighters and Antifascists (MEASZ) and personally Vilmos Hanti chairman of the Hungarian Association and of FIR (Fédération Internationale des Résistants). Vilmos Hanti protested publicly against the...