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
Archive for the ‘Magyar Demokrata’ Category
Weeklies on the anti-government demonstrations
Monday, December 24th, 2018While the two bills that sparked passionate anti-government demonstrations were signed into law by President Áder who then became the target of this year’s last protest rally, nationwide weeklies try to put the December protest into perspective. READ MORE
Migration depicted as a threat to the West
Monday, December 3rd, 2018Two right-wing columnists see Marxists behind much of the illegal migration to Europe. They suggest the Marxist Left uses global warming to promote mass population movements. READ MORE
Dispute with EU rolls on
Monday, September 24th, 2018Commentators right across the political spectrum ponder the implications of the European People’s Party’s decision to keep Fidesz within its ranks, and French President Macron’s suggestion that EU funding should be conditional on accepting a common EU border policy. READ MORE
PM Orbán on Hungary’s Turkic origins
Monday, September 10th, 2018Liberal pundits lambast PM Orbán for suggesting that the Hungarian national community has Turkic roots. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, welcomes that the fact that the PM acknowledges Hungary’s Eastern kinship and belonging. READ MORE
Viktor Orbán’s success attributed to Christian democratic governance
Monday, July 16th, 2018A pro-government commentator ascribes the Orbán government’s success to PM Orbán’s decision to abandon liberal ideology and follow Christian democratic principles instead. READ MORE
Dispute over constitutional amendments
Monday, June 18th, 2018A Marxist philosopher excoriates the government’s proposed constitutional amendments and accuses the government of ethnic nationalist politics as well as the uprooting of the rule of law. A conservative lawyer, on the other hand, thinks that the defence of Hungary’s ethnic composition and constitutional identity is necessary to strengthen democracy. READ MORE
The ‘Stop Soros’ bill as an episode in a clash with liberal elites
Monday, June 4th, 2018As Parliament begins to discuss the bill on stricter rules aimed at preventing illegal immigration, commentators place the planned legislation in the context of the government’s feud with the international liberal mainstream. READ MORE
Conservative recommendations for the opposition
Monday, May 14th, 2018Two conservative columnists call on the opposition to stop futile street protests, and start doing their homework in Parliament. READ MORE
Analyses one month after the elections
Monday, May 7th, 2018Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the sweeping victory of the government side was due in the first place to the weaknesses of the opposition, although left-liberal analysts also contend that the governing forces enjoyed unfair advantages during the campaign. READ MORE