Gyurcsány brands Orbán a ‘fascist’
Thursday, December 1st, 2022As Ferenc Gyurcsány calls the Prime Minister a ‘fascist’, a pro-government commentator retorts that the leader of the Democratic Coalition is mentally deranged. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Magyar Nemzet’ Category
Weeklies on Hungary’s EU funding prospects
Monday, November 28th, 2022Weeklies and weekend editions of dailies ponder if and when Hungary will get access to suspended EU funding. READ MORE
Football as a political battlefield
Saturday, November 26th, 2022A pro-government columnist accuses the Left of promoting a progressive LGBTQ agenda at the Qatar World Cup, while his left-wing counterpart suspects that by lambasting the German national team, the Right wants to divert attention from Hungary’s pressing economic problems. READ MORE
EP majority opposes the release of frozen funds to Hungary
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022A pro-government columnist accuses EP Deputy Speaker Katarina Barley of ‘imperial tactics’ for suggesting that the EU should withhold funding from Hungary. A left-wing commentator attributes the EU’s critical stance on Hungary to the government’s efforts to seek populist alliances abroad. READ MORE
Reactions to the ’side effects’ of the Ukraine war
Saturday, November 19th, 2022A left-wing commentator excoriates the government for not doing enough to reduce Hungary’s dependency on Russia energy supplies, while the main pro-government daily devotes two editorials in as many days to its demand for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. READ MORE
Row over welfare law amendments
Monday, November 14th, 2022An expert on social work fears that the government’s amendments to the welfare law are meant to weaken public welfare under the pretext of strengthening individual responsibility. A pro-government pundit finds that accusation absurd and groundless. READ MORE
First reactions to US midterm elections
Friday, November 11th, 2022Commentators from across the political spectrum ponder the implications of the US midterm election results – on the US, and beyond. READ MORE
Hungary’s revolution was crushed 66 years ago
Saturday, November 5th, 2022Commentators on both sides of the political divide remember the Soviet invasion in 1956 with an eye on contemporary controversies. READ MORE
Row continues over judges visiting the US embassy
Friday, November 4th, 2022A left-wing commentator finds the accusations levelled at the two judges who met the US ambassador ridiculous, while a pro-government columnist condemns leftist outlets who take up the defence of the two judges as biased. READ MORE
US Ambassador receives two judges
Thursday, November 3rd, 2022Pro-government outlets urge the two judges to resign, as they interpret their visit to the US Embassy as a political act. A liberal outlet quotes arguments to the contrary. READ MORE