US midterm elections expected to impact war in Ukraine
Tuesday, November 8th, 2022A pro-government and a left-wing commentator ponder the potential implications of the US midterm elections on the war in Ukraine. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Magyar Hírlap’ Category
PM Orbán’s October 23 address
Tuesday, October 25th, 2022A pro-government columnist agrees with the Prime Minister that the West betrayed Hungary in 1956, while a liberal author believes Mr Orbán would have been better advised to dwell at more at length on the role of the Soviet Union in crushing the revolution. READ MORE
Fears over Europe’s future
Thursday, October 13th, 2022Right-wing commentators accuse the West in general and European leaders in particular of ignoring geopolitical realities as well as their own national interests by refusing to compromise with Russia. READ MORE
War of words over Ukraine conflict
Monday, October 3rd, 2022Pundits from all sides of the political spectrum ponder the implications and use of EU sanctions on Russia and the ‘national consultation’ the Hungarian government has called to discuss them. READ MORE
DK shadow government holds first press conference
Friday, September 30th, 2022A pro-government and a liberal commentator both think that the Democratic Coalition shadow government’s first press conference lacked political vision and content. READ MORE
Pro-government authors defend the new abortion decree
Friday, September 16th, 2022In their first comments on the new decree making abortion conditional on ‘being shown vital foetal signs’, the two nationwide pro-government dailies dismiss as groundless the misgivings voiced by critics of the measure. (For the antecedents, see BudaPost, September 15.) READ MORE
Hungarian perceptions of the war in Ukraine
Monday, September 12th, 2022According to two opinion polls, Hungarians have negative views about Putin as well as Zelensky, but they are also becoming less satisfied with the Hungarian government’s response to the Ukraine war. READ MORE
Ferenc Gyurcsány lambasts critics of the opposition
Friday, September 9th, 2022A pro-government and a liberal commentator criticize in unison former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány for suggesting that those on the Left who criticize the opposition are serving the government’s interests. READ MORE
Our Homeland unveils Horthy bust in their Parliament office
Friday, September 2nd, 2022As far-right MPs unveil a bust of Regent Miklós Horthy (in office 1920-44) in their Parliament offices, a left-wing columnist accuses Fidesz of ‘piggybacking’ on the Horthy cult. A conservative commentator, on the other hand, thinks that the Left’s tendentious interpretations of the Horthy era make reasonable debate impossible. READ MORE
Opinions diverge on the opposition’s role in anti-government demonstrations
Wednesday, August 17th, 2022A left-wing commentator suggests that the opposition parties should try to boost their popularity by supporting all kinds of anti-government demonstrations. A conservative columnist, on the other hand, lambasts the opposition for their lack of vision. A strong democracy, she adds, demands a responsible opposition. READ MORE