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Foreign press under fire

Monday, November 11th, 2013

A pro-government weekly carries a long list of baseless allegations about Hungary in the foreign press, while a liberal news outlet criticizes Die Welt for misinterpreting an interview with a Hungarian historian, and failing to provide space for a rebuttal. READ MORE

Roma vote: new video raises questions

Monday, October 21st, 2013

After a video surfaced showing Roma men exchanging money for votes in an apartment, centrist commentators question the credibility of the footage while left-liberal columnists lament the fact that the Hungarian Roma sell their votes because they see no other opportunity in politics. READ MORE

Gyurcsány fighting for a place in the alliance

Monday, September 30th, 2013

Left and liberal commentators go to war over Ferenc Gyurcsány and his DK’s importance in next year’s elections, with some claiming that support is increasing for his inclusion in the opposition alliance, while others point out that the former prime minister is a very difficult partner. READ MORE

Mounting tensions on the left after local by-election victory

Wednesday, September 4th, 2013

A pro-Gyurcsány commentator accuses opposition forces of excluding his party from the alliance, while a pro-government daily claims Gordon Bajnai’s plan is to embrace Gyurcsány once he becomes prime minister. READ MORE

Liberal author condemns left-liberal hysteria over traditional Hungarian themes

Saturday, July 27th, 2013

A former liberal MP warns left-wingers that by systematically rejecting romantic nationalist symbols they frame themselves as enemies of national traditions and values. READ MORE

EP adopts critical resolution on Hungary

Thursday, July 4th, 2013

The main left-wing daily claims the EU cannot do much about Mr Orbán’s domestic policies while the PM reaps applause at home as a champion of independence. Another leftist outlet ridicules Orbán’s notion that the West is in decline and Hungary has brought new solutions to the crisis of advanced societies. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, points out that members of the EPP defended Orbán in Brussels and sees business interests behind the attacks on him and his policies. READ MORE

Strasbourg, “a tiny victory for PM Orbán”

Friday, June 28th, 2013

A leading liberal expert describes the vote in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe as “a victory for Orbán, albeit a tiny one”. READ MORE

Dark scenarios by Galamus

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

A left-liberal analyst believes PM Orbán can hardly be voted out of office. But he sees no solution either in his removal  by angry, discontented people. The only remaining option he can think of is a kind of coup d’état within the ruling élite.

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Liberal pundit fears for Bajnai

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

Galamus fears Gordon Bajnai is losing his chance to become PM Orbán’s challenger at next year’s elections. READ MORE

Punitive sanctions desirable?

Monday, April 1st, 2013

Former SZDSZ MP Tamás Bauer who is a professor of economics and serves as Vice-Chairman of Ferenc Gyurcsány’s Democratic Coalition (DK) party, believes it would be in Hungary’s best interest to be punished by the EU for what he calls the government’s ill-conceived economic policy and “autocratic” rule. READ MORE