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Leftist columnist suggests two opposition electoral lists

Thursday, January 25th, 2024

An alt-left commentator finds it obvious that to maximise their chances, opposition parties should run for the forthcoming municipal elections on two parallel electoral liists. READ MORE

Tug of war over Budapest public transport continues

Thursday, January 11th, 2024

A commentator hopes the government and Budapest will find a compromise on financing public transport in and around the capital. READ MORE

Weeklies’ expectations for the New Year

Monday, January 8th, 2024

Opposition-leaning commentators depict a pessimistic image of Hungary’s political future, while their pro-government counterparts hope that the country has left the difficulties of the past two years behind. READ MORE

Two critical takes on the mayor of Budapest

Wednesday, December 20th, 2023

Six months before local elections, an environmentalist, and an alt-left critic of Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony acknowledge his good intentions but find his performance unsatisfactory. READ MORE

Parliament to change the Budapest electoral system

Saturday, December 2nd, 2023

Opposition-leaning commentators accuse Fidesz of using far-right Mi Hazánk to change the electoral rules in Budapest in order to make it more difficult for the liberal Mayor to run the capital. READ MORE

Karácsony accused of accepting foreign electoral donations

Thursday, June 29th, 2023

A pro-government columnist ridicules the explanations of the Mayor of Budapest about the donations his organisation received in foreign currencies in the runup to last year’s general elections. READ MORE

City of Budapest faces bankruptcy

Saturday, April 22nd, 2023

As Budapest announces austerity measures, opinions diverge on whom to blame for the financial troubles of the capital. READ MORE

Weeklies on the state of the opposition a full year after the last general election

Monday, April 10th, 2023

Opposition-leaning commentators paint a desolate picture of the chances of the opposition to vote Fidesz out of office any time soon. A pro-government columnist describes the recipe that in his mind has kept the governing forces unchallenged over the past years. READ MORE

DK halts the selection of the new director of Budapest Zoo

Friday, December 16th, 2022

The nationwide left-wing daily accuses the Democratic Coalition of just wanting to ‘show its claws’ by preventing the choice of the new city Zoo director from going ahead. READ MORE

Waste collection in Budapest halted for one day

Saturday, October 8th, 2022

A pro-government commentator calls the stoppage of garbage collection scandalous. He lays the blame for the strike at the doorstep of the Mayor, whom he describes as unfit for his job. READ MORE