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November 30, 2012

Fundraising campaign to support protestors of government level corruption in Hungary

Fundraising campaign to support protestors of government level corruption in Hungary

On the 11th of July 2012 LMP activists and MP-s occupied the entrance of the central plant of the Hungarian construction giant, Közgép. Közgép belongs to Lajos Simicska, former college roommate and main confidant of Prime Minister Orbán. He is considered the most powerful Hungarian oligarch, who is able to convert his wealth into political influence, and vise-versa, use his considerable political weight, to gain full control over public tenders. Közgép has won virtually every single public tender it entered, and Simicska now rules the construction industry, without his consent and involvement no one has a chance to gain any state funding.

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January 2, 2012

LMP prepares for demonstrations in 2012 as well!

LMP prepares for demonstrations in 2012 as well!

LMP is preparing for street demonstrations similar to the one held on the 23rd of December, 2011, because the party “wants to bridge the gap between the streets and the parliament” – said Mr. András Schiffer in his interview reviewing the year 2011 to MTI (Hungarian News Agency). The Head of the Parliamentary faction of [...]

December 20, 2011

Greens in the European Parliament Warn Against Factual End of Democracy in Letter to Commission President Barroso

Greens in the European Parliament Warn Against Factual End of Democracy in Letter to Commission President Barroso

PRESS RELEASE – Brussels, 20 December 2011 Letter to Barroso, Greens warn against factual end of democracy and rule of law in Hungary Ahead of a crucial vote in the Hungarian Parliament on Friday 23 December, Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Rebecca Harms and Dany Cohn-Bendit warn in a letter to the EU Commission’s President José Barroso that [...]

August 8, 2011

A New, Fair Electoral System

A New, Fair Electoral System

Gergely Karácsony, parliamentary representative, introduced LMP’s (Politics can Be Different’s) proposal for the Hungarian election system. The plan includes a two-rounded, mixed parliamentary election, in which the threshold to obtain mandates would be lowered from five to three percent. The substitute faction leader finds the reduction of mandates sensible, but not nearly as critical as [...]

February 1, 2010

LMP practices self discipline and opens transparent campaign account!

LMP practices self discipline and opens transparent campaign account!

Politics Can Be Different (LMP) has called to attention the need for campaign financing reform repeatedly since it’s foundation. Gergely Karácsony, LMP’s campaign manager, recently sent a proposal to the other parties suggesting a transparent and fair set of rules for the campaign. Unfortunately, none of the parties have replied; however, LMP has decided to [...]

January 24, 2010

MDF in agreement with LMP’s initative for an extraordinary meeting of the National Assembly

MDF in agreement with LMP's initative for an extraordinary meeting of the National Assembly

MDF (Hungarian Democratic Forum) held a press conference requesting an extraordinary parliamentary session in order to address campaign finance reform. This request is very similar to an earlier one made by LMP. LMP hopes that MDF will also join LMP in advocating the instituting of an Ethical Codex. LMP is happy to see that MDF [...]

December 22, 2009

Extraordinary parliamentary session for campaign finance reform!

Extraordinary parliamentary session for campaign finance reform!

LMP is calling upon the parliament to hold an extraordinary session so that the question of campaign finance reform can be addressed before the 2010 elections in April. Transparency International and Freedom House submited their proposals for campaign finance reform early in October. Despite the positive reactions by all of the third party agencies and [...]