The Republikon Institute carried out a comprehensive and in-depth analysis concerning the electoral base of parties in the parliament. Apart from the characterization of voters the analysis examines some special questions in connection with the political parties which reached the required threshold in 2010 parliamentary elections: in case of Fidesz our major focus was on the so called ’disillusioned voters’, we compared the choices of values among MSZP and Fidesz voters, we analysed the radical…

The regularly conducted monthly opinion typically provide information such as power relations between parties but they rarely reveal anything about how the voters’ behaviour, values and attitudes have changed. Thus, in our newest analysis Republikon Institute’s main goal is to give an insight in deeper contexts, leaving party preferences on the sidelines. Our goal is to find out whether there are any liberal voters left in Hungary – whether the claim often made by liberal…

The current Fundamental Law of of Hungary was adopted over a year ago, in April 2011. Due to this anniversary the recent research of Republikon Institution has looked how the so called ’National Avowal ’preamble fits the constitution’s introductions of  Central and Eastern European and wider European countries. Preambles in general Preambles are usually can be found in the beginning of the text of laws. They could function as a foreword: the legislators mainly mark…

European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) and Republikon Institute (Hungary) have pleasure to invite to a conference “Liberal Opportunities in East Central Europe. Chances of a Liberal Comeback“   WHEN: June 4, 2012, 10:30 a.m. WHERE: A38 ship (Petőfi bridge, Buda side) Budapest Working language: English and Hungarian Registration: republikon@republikon.hu PROGRAMME 10:30-    Registration   11:00-11:05 Welcome                                                                                                                                                                   Csaba Tóth, director of strategy, Republikon Institute   11:05-11:40 Key-note Speech:  Liberalism in Europe and in the East…

Republikon Institute logo

Republikon Institute invites all interested to read Institute”s publications available in English: “From Two Thirds to Four Fifths: Increasing Fidesz-dominance in Hungarian Public Television” available here: http://www.republikon.hu/upload/4000183/Ri_azeste_english.pdf “ROYAL TELEVISION? Government dominance and the disappearance of opposition views in the Hungarian Public Television (MTV)” available here: http://www.republikon.hu/upload/4000183/media_hungary_0910.pdf

Republikon Institute logo

Republikon Institute invites to “Parties in mid-term“ (conference) WHEN: Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 10 a.m. WHERE: A38 event ship (Petőfi bridge, Buda side – Budapest, Hungary) Programme: 10:00-10:15 Opening remarks Csaba Tóth, director of strategy, Republikon Institute 10:15-11:45 What recent public opinion polls show: parties in the eyes of voters Endre Hann (Medián) Csaba Molnár (Nézőpont Institute) Endre Sík (TÁRKI) Tibor Závecz (Ipsos) 12:15-13:45 Parties in mid-term: in the eyes of political analysts Ferenc…