Environmentalism as a tool of political mobilization
Monday, December 16th, 2019Commentators across the political spectrum ponder whether and if so how green ideas are redrawing the political landscape. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Élet és Irodalom’ Category
Repercussions of the local elections
Monday, October 28th, 2019The October 13 municipal elections still dominate the news. Weeklies dissect the ramifications of the election results and their consequences along party lines. READ MORE
Did sex and corruption scandals influence the municipal election?
Monday, October 21st, 2019The weeklies and dailies ponder the role of sex and corruption scandals in last weekend’s surprise local election results, and consider the broader repercussions of what happened on Hungarian politics. READ MORE
Scandal makes local election contest unexpectedly close
Monday, October 14th, 2019Commentators see the case of the Fidesz mayor of the western city of Győr as particularly harmful for the government side, although sex videos and audio tapes discussing corruption have also surfaced involving local opposition politicians. READ MORE
Amazon wildfires linked to sovereignty issues
Monday, September 9th, 2019Pundits in weeklies right across the political spectrum discuss the Amazon rain forest fires alongside issues of national sovereignty. READ MORE
Weeklies on new balance of power on the left
Monday, June 10th, 2019A right-wing analyst ponders whether Fidesz will once again have to face a single left-wing opponent, just like a decade ago, while left-wing commentators wonder whether Momentum will be able to represent a liberal pole on the Hungarian political scene. READ MORE
Weeklies on the Christchurch and Utrecht massacres
Monday, March 25th, 2019Left-wing and liberal weeklies draw a parallel between the Christchurch terrorist outrage and Hungarian government ideology. A pro-government commentator thinks that the Utrecht and Christchurch killing sprees are the result of the clash of Christian and Muslim civilizations. READ MORE
Are the protests fading out?
Monday, January 21st, 2019Pro-government outlets think the protest sparked by the law allowing 400 hours of overtime work per year is running out of steam. Left-liberal authors point out that rallies were held throughout Hungary on Saturday. READ MORE
The chances of broad opposition cooperation
Monday, January 14th, 2019Weeklies and the weekend editions of dailies try to asses the chances of a broad anti-government coalition emerging, and whether it might prove a challenge to Fidesz. READ MORE
EU sanctions looming over Hungary
Monday, October 1st, 2018As the payment procedures of EU funds to Hungary grow ever lengthier and the EU mainstream ponders withholding some of them, while an Article 7 procedure takes shape, commentators are sharply divided in their interpretations of this latest standoff between Brussels and Budapest. READ MORE