Népszabadság calls the news-retaliation tactics employed by RTL “inelegant”; Élet és Irodalom condemns those colleagues who would like to take their own share of the ads tax spoils, while Magyar Nemzet thinks complaints about those matters disprove earlier allegations that the press is not free in Hungary.
A left-wing analyst argues for “creative destruction” on the progressive side to create a movement that could defeat the governing right wing in 2018. READ MORE
A left-wing blogger accuses the government of adopting the social policies of the extreme Right, but also blames wthe Left for its inability to address the issue of poverty. A pro-government columnist accuses the opposition of hypocrisy. READ MORE
Left-leaning pundits complain about the weaknesses of the left-wing opposition parties. One commentator highlights the rivalry among the different parties, while another criticizes their inability to rid themselves of corrupt, discredited politicians. READ MORE
Columnists are divided about the PM’s latest remarks on the candidacy of Jean-Claude Juncker to the presidency of the European Commission. READ MORE
As the Kúria issues a ruling on foreign currency loans, columnists express skepticism on the government’s ability to save debtors.
As Hungary commemorates the 1989 reburial of Prime Minister Imre Nagy and his colleagues executed following the Revolution of 1956, political commentators try to trace the contemporary relevance of this event, strictly in line with their current political affiliations. READ MORE
Most commentators believe that the latest high court ruling is good news for forex debtors and harbigner of a broad guideline that will ease their burden. READ MORE
A liberal analyst thinks the Left has not found a language that could make its messages convincing, while the govenring conservatives are keen on reacting to people’s everyday concerns. READ MORE
Commentators try to make sense of the two surprising elements of the news about the third government headed by Viktor Orbán – the planned transfer of several ministries in separate towns and the alleged feud between key Fidesz officials. READ MORE