Analyst predicts Fidesz victory
Thursday, March 24th, 2022On the website of the number one liberal weekly, an expert suggest that Fidesz is more likely to win the elections in 10 days’ time than it has ever been over the past year. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Heti Világgazdaság’ Category
Weeklies on the war in Ukraine
Monday, March 14th, 2022Two pro-government outlets devote their weekly editorials to the selfless assistance Hungarians are offering to Ukrainian refugees, while their opposition-leaning counterparts accuse the government of failing to condemn Russia unequivocally and ponder the impact of the war on the elections to be held in three weeks’ time. READ MORE
The fallout of the Ukraine war on Hungary
Monday, March 7th, 2022Pundits and political analysts across the political spectrum ponder if and how the Ukraine war might impact the party preferences of Hungarians and therefore the outcome of the Parliamentary election in four weeks’ time. READ MORE
Weeklies on Ukraine
Monday, February 28th, 2022The weeklies went to print before the Russian onslaught on Ukraine began in the early hours of Thursday, but they already offered comments on the prospect of a Russian invasion of at least part of Hungary’s eastern neighbour. READ MORE
Hungary sides with the EU on Ukraine
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022As PM Orbán assures the European Union that Hungary ’is part of the joint EU stance’, media outlets are cautiously dramatic in reporting Russia’s decision to send troops into eastern Ukraine, after President Putin recognised the independence of the two breakaway regions. READ MORE
Opposition nominates Péter Róna for President
Monday, February 21st, 2022Political commentators across the political spectrum find Péter Róna, the opposition parties’ nominee for President, a less than ideal candidate, although no opposition candidate in any case stands a chance of election by the strong Fidesz majority in Parliament. READ MORE
Weeklies on the electoral campaign
Monday, February 14th, 2022As the electoral campaign officially kicks off, the weeklies analyse the political landscape and the various factors that might play a role in the run-up to the elections called for 3 April. READ MORE
Fidesz appears to be ahead in electoral race
Wednesday, February 9th, 2022A liberal author reports that, just 54 days before the parliamentary elections, Fidesz stands a fair chance of defeating the opposition. She estimates that the governing party will do so by winning roughly the same number of votes for its national list, whilst reaping more mandates from individual constituencies. READ MORE
The geopolitical implications of the Ukraine crisis
Monday, February 7th, 2022Pundits right across the political spectrum try to see through the smokescreen in order to make sense of the Ukraine crisis, and gauge the potential scenarios which may develop, and their possible implications for Hungary. READ MORE
PM Orbán’s visit to Moscow
Thursday, February 3rd, 2022A pro-government commentator thinks that PM Orbán managed to broker important economic deals with President Putin. A liberal commentator, on the other hand, thinks that President Putin used the Hungarian leader’s visit for propaganda purposes. READ MORE