‘Political aspirations’ suspected behind teachers’ protests
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016Right-wing dailies warn of political goals behind teachers’ protests and urge a purely professional stance on educational issues. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Magyar Hírlap’ Category
March 15 Speeches
Thursday, March 17th, 2016Left-wing commentators lambast the Prime Minister for his anti-Brussels speech on the anniversary of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution, while their pro-government counterparts dismiss as absurd the demands put forward by the main speaker of a protest rally on the same day. READ MORE
Further debates on immigration
Monday, March 7th, 2016Pro-government and conservative columnists welcome the referendum on mandatory quotas, claiming that national sovereignty and identity are at stake. Left-wing and liberal analysts think the referendum is a stunt, and may eventually even be considered as a decision on Hungary’s EU membership. READ MORE
Statue strife Nr 2: György Donáth
Monday, February 29th, 2016Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance towards each other. READ MORE
PM Orbán’s referendum on migrant quotas
Friday, February 26th, 2016Commentators wonder whether a referendum on European compulsory rules can actually be held under the Hungarian constitution. A pro-government analyst calls the migration issue a substantial matter that is worth submitting to a referendum. READ MORE
MSZP says ‘burly men’ prevented referendum initiative
Thursday, February 25th, 2016Commentators critical of the government round on Fidesz to accuse the governing party of sending men ‘who looked like bouncers’ to prevent a Socialist politician from depositing his bid for a referendum against the Sunday shopping ban. The two pro-government dailies also condemn the incident, but deny that Fidesz was behind it. READ MORE
PM accused of accepting migrant quotas
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016A pro-government commentator rejects as ‘lies’ opposition allegations according to which PM Viktor Orbán accepted compulsory migrant quotas when he signed the declaration issued at the end of the latest EU Summit. READ MORE
Government plans zero budget deficit
Saturday, February 20th, 2016Centrist, conservative and pro-government columnists welcome the government’s plans to cut the deficit to zero by 2017 and thus reduce public debt. READ MORE
Viktor Orbán’s visit to Moscow
Friday, February 19th, 2016Commenting on PM Orbán’s meeting with Russian President Putin, left-wing analysts suspect that Putin wants to use Hungarian support to lift EU sanctions. Pro-government columnists, on the other hand, think that PM Orbán pursued pragmatic Hungarian interests in Moscow. READ MORE
Further repercussions of the teachers’ demonstration
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016Commentators on both Left and Right ponder the broader implications of the teachers’ rally against the centralized education administration on Saturday. READ MORE