A liberal news reporter quotes unnamed sources as saying that several leading Fidesz politicians are alarmed by the sight of their party drifting away from the European People’s Party. READ MORE
As leading Christian Democrats all but take Fidesz’s departure from the European People’s Party for granted, a left-wing analyst wonders if distancing himself from his old allies will prove profitable for PM Orbán. READ MORE
As the General Assembly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) adopts counter-proposals to the radical reform of scientific research envisaged by the government, a left-wing commentator thinks Cabinet Minister Palkovics has, for the first time, failed in his effort to appease opposition to the government. READ MORE
In their remarks on visits by two right-wing leaders, commentators discuss whether Hungary is marginalising itself from the mainstream or is working on the renewal of Christian Democracy. READ MORE
A left-wing columnist thinks President Trump intends to express concern over Hungary’s co-operation with China and Russia, while pro-government commentators suggest that he wants to bolster Mr Orbán’s position before the European Elections. READ MORE
A Muslim imam writing in the leading left-wing liberal weekly likens the Hungarian government to the Taliban. Columnists of a pro-government weekly fear the outbreak of a ‘religious World War’, and see Christianity in jeopardy. READ MORE
Commentators almost unanimously condemn a Socialist MP who referred to rats when speaking about the popularity of Fidesz. One, however, accepts her denial. READ MORE
A right-wing pundit fulminates against the Language Act passed by the Ukrainian Parliament which makes the use of Ukrainian, the ‘only state language’, mandatory in the public sphere. READ MORE
A left-wing commentator believes that the political class is too attracted to centralism for the local elections scheduled for the autumn to make any real sense. READ MORE
A left-wing analyst hopes the newly elected ‘outsider President’ of the Ukraine will bring relief to Hungary’s tormented north-eastern neighbour. READ MORE