The dismal failure of former PM Gyurcsány’s gesture
Saturday, September 22nd, 2018Left-wing and liberal commentators alike find former PM Gyurcsány’s performance extremely gauche and counterproductive. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘444’ Category
First comments on PM Orbán’s speech at Tusnadfürdő
Monday, July 30th, 2018In their first reactions to PM Orbán’s Tusnádfürdő address, liberal and left-wing commentators suggest that Viktor Orbán wants to elevate his illiberal politics to the European stage. Pro-government columnist agree with the Prime Minister that liberal elites need to be replaced. READ MORE
Saturday demonstration #2
Tuesday, April 24th, 2018Commentators agree that the tens of thousands of people who attended the second Saturday demonstration against the government are still far from having clear political objectives. Otherwise, they express diametrically opposed views on this new movement. READ MORE
March 15 kicks off the electoral campaign
Monday, March 19th, 2018Commentators continue to analyse the Prime Minister’s speech on the anniversary of the 1848 revolution, and the chances of the fragmented opposition in the forthcoming parliamentary election. READ MORE
Opposition candidate elected Mayor of Hódmezővásárhely
Tuesday, February 27th, 2018Critics of the government welcome the victory of an independent challenger to the incumbent local Fidesz administration as a sign that the government forces may be defeated at the national election on April 8. Pro-government analysts take the surprising defeat of their man as a serious warning. READ MORE
Botka’s struggle for supremacy within the Left
Monday, July 31st, 2017Commentaries continue to flow on MSZP front runner László Botka’s surprisingly candid accusations against ‘traitors and collaborationists’ within his own party. Commentators tend to agree that a left-wing victory at next year’s election is highly improbable. READ MORE
Activists demand electoral reform
Thursday, June 8th, 2017A liberal author compares the new movement demanding electoral reform to the Momentum movement supporting Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in Great Britain. READ MORE
Competition sharpens on the Left
Monday, May 22nd, 2017Commentators across the political spectrum criticize the Left for trying to outbid the government with populist promises and by levelling unsubstantiated allegations against PM Orbán. READ MORE
Dispute over ‘open society’ – and its critics
Monday, April 24th, 2017As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary. READ MORE
March 15 celebrations
Friday, March 17th, 2017Left-liberal commentators complain that the gatherings held by the opposition on the anniversary of the 1848 Hungarian revolution were highly uninspiring for those who would like to see a regime change in Hungary. READ MORE