President Macron in Budapest
Tuesday, December 14th, 2021Commentators seek strategic reasons behind the decision of the President of France to pay a visit to Hungary. READ MORE
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Porn tycoon and Twin-Tailed Dog Party to run for seats in Parliament
Monday, December 6th, 2021Weeklies from across the political spectrum ponder the significance of outsiders in next April’s parliamentary election. A conservative analyst lambasts the opposition front-runner who would discourage outsiders from running, while opposition-leaning commentators tend to believe that they play into the hands of the government side. READ MORE
EU Court poised to dismiss Hungary’s lawsuit on rule of law conditionality
Saturday, December 4th, 2021As it seems almost certain that the European Court of Justice will enable the European Union to make payments to member countries conditional on rule of law compliance, a pro-government commentator suspects a political design behind that scheme. READ MORE
Anti-globalist analyst argues in favour of EU membership
Friday, December 3rd, 2021An economist who is famous for his criticism of modern western societies believes Hungary should after all remain a member of the European Union despite all controversies with EU institutions. READ MORE
Medgyessy cautions against illegal constitutional reform
Thursday, December 2nd, 2021The former left-wing Prime Minister disagrees with the intention of Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition front runner, to scrap the constitution and dismiss the heads of constitutional bodies without the required two-thirds majority in parliament. READ MORE
Opposition races for swift constitutional reform
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021A pro-government pundit calls the opposition plans to scrap the current Constitution without the required two thirds majority in parliament ‘dangerous civil war mongering’. READ MORE
Opposing takes on Parliamentary Speaker’s speech to national security officials
Tuesday, November 30th, 2021An opposition-leaning commentator believes the Speaker called on the security services to interfere with internal politics and therefore should immediately resign. A pro-government columnist retorts that the Speaker’s words have been misrepresented by the opposition. READ MORE
Hillary Clinton criticizes Hungary’s government
Saturday, November 27th, 2021A pro-government pundit dismisses Hillary Clinton’s suggestion that Hungary is an authoritarian dictatorship that threatens world peace. READ MORE
Left-wing weeklies on the freezing of fuel prices
Monday, November 22nd, 2021Two left-wing weeklies condemn the government in unison for freezing the prices of petrol and diesel. READ MORE
Weeklies on FIDESZ congress
Monday, November 22nd, 2021A conservative commentator defends the governing party’s Christian character against left-wing critics, while another appreciates the personal qualities of Viktor Orbán, the re-elected party leader. A liberal pundit, on the other hand, calls Fidesz a party of thieves and dunces. READ MORE