Government makes 4 concessions to Brussels
Saturday, July 9th, 2022The leading liberal website thinks the government was compelled to retreat from its defiant posture as the National Bank could not halt the slide of the national currency. READ MORE
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Former Jobbik leader doubts that Gyöngyösi can resuscitate party
Friday, July 8th, 2022The founder of the originally radical right-wing party finds it highly improbable that his fourth successor at the helm of Jobbik can turn his battered organisation into a successful moderate conservative political force. READ MORE
Weber compared to Aesop’s grasshopper
Thursday, July 7th, 2022A right-wing pundit rejects the idea put forward by the chairman of the European People’s Party who called on gas importing countries to share their gas ‘through binding mechanisms’ with other EU member countries. READ MORE
Leftist author urges the EU to get tough on Russia – and Hungary
Wednesday, July 6th, 2022A left-wing commentator excoriates the European Union for what he sees as its habit of procrastinating instead of confronting Russia and PM Orbán of Hungary. READ MORE
Migrant shootout just over the border
Tuesday, July 5th, 2022As armed Pakistani and Afghan migrants clashed in the woods within a mile of the Hungary-Serbia border, both nationwide pro-government dailies deplore the lack of international attention to what they call the problem of clandestine mass migration. READ MORE
Weeklies on opposition doldrums
Monday, July 4th, 2022The weeklies contemplate the prospects of the opposition, after the thrashing opposition candidates suffered in last Sunday’s local by-elections across the country. Editors agree that thorough changes would be necessary for the opposition to become a match for Fidesz. READ MORE
Conflicting views on the demise of the Socialist Party
Saturday, July 2nd, 2022As pollsters consistently measure the MSZP beneath the 5 percent parliamentary threshold, a pro-government commentator declares that the Socialist Party is de facto defunct. A Socialist author, on the other hand, believes it is the key component of the opposition alliance. READ MORE
Left-wing analysts on the dismal state of the opposition
Friday, July 1st, 2022Two leftist political scientists describe the state of the opposition as critical, but one also believes the government will not withstand the trial of the coming years. READ MORE
National Bank springs sharp base rate surprise
Thursday, June 30th, 2022Analysts describe the biggest rate increase by the National Bank for 14 years as shocking but laudable – and predict further increases until September. READ MORE
More comments on the opposition’s by-election disaster
Wednesday, June 29th, 2022Commentators on both sides of the political divide describe the performance of opposition parties at 70 local elections on Sunday as derisory. READ MORE