Authors in the opposition weeklies wonder how the dishevelled opposition parties can become a serious challenge to Viktor Orbán. They do not call for the dissolution of the existing parties but agree that something entirely new must be devised. READ MORE
A pro-government columnist sees the clashes in eastern Germany as proof of the failure of the open doors immigration policy followed by the German government, while his left-wing colleague thinks Mrs Merkel and her government are the only rampart against right-wing extremism. READ MORE
As President Emmanuel Macron of France accepts Mr Orbán’s identification of him as his main adversary in Europe, a pro-government analyst explains that the two leaders are in fact the leading personalities of two opposing camps in Europe. READ MORE
Commentators agree that the two leaders have challenged the European political élites on immigration, without however fully agreeing on how to tackle it. READ MORE
A left-wing sociologist suggests that the planned ban on gender studies courses is a result of rivalries within the academe rather than of ideological feuds. READ MORE
As opinion polls show the steady attrition of the electoral base of the opposition parties, a pro-government columnist attributes their harsh rhetoric to their despair. READ MORE
A left-wing weekly carries two bitter comments complaining that while Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s party is united and purposeful, no opposition force worthy of that name is in sight. READ MORE
A pro-government political scientist challenges the established view that the founder of the Hungarian state opted for the West when he pledged allegiance to the Pope and enforced Christianity in his nascent state. READ MORE
A left-wing sociologist criticises those liberal intellectuals who are urging the United States to relaunch broadcasts by Radio Free Europe in Hungarian. He calls their idea an expression of political parochialism. READ MORE
A political scientist describes the past three decades of Hungarian politics as an incessant struggle between enemies. His main problem is that the struggle is fuelled by hatred.