More on the German elections
Wednesday, September 29th, 2021The leading dailies all agree that post-electoral German coalition talks may turn out to be more interesting than the campaign itself. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Magyar Nemzet’ Category
Family values at the Budapest Demographic Summit
Saturday, September 25th, 2021Opinions diverge on the government’s policy on families as the Prime Minister and prominent international guests expressed concern about the future of the traditional family at the 4th international forum on demographic issues in Budapest. READ MORE
Controversial higher education reform seen as ‘belated regime change’
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021A conservative professor takes up the defence of the recent changes in the structure of Hungarian higher education, against opposition critics. The latter accuse the government of entrusting university education to its own people, while the professor sees the changes as a reform long overdue. READ MORE
Opposition primary suspended after IT crash
Tuesday, September 21st, 2021Opposition-leaning authors suspect the government side behind the crash of the vote counting server on Saturday, the first day of the primary held to elect PM Orbán’s challenger. The main pro-government daily ridicules that claim. IT experts suggest that the cyber defence of the server must have been badly configured. READ MORE
Voting in opposition primaries underway
Monday, September 20th, 2021As voting begins in the opposition primaries to choose PM Orbán’s challenger, weeklies and the weekend editions of dailies wonder whether the opposition would and could overhaul the constitution even in the absence of the required two-thirds majority. READ MORE
Őszöd at 15
Saturday, September 18th, 2021In the leading pro-government daily, commentators remember the Őszöd speech leaked 15 years ago – and thank Ferenc Gyurcsány for helping Fidesz stay in power. READ MORE
Pope Francis celebrates mass in Budapest
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021A conservative commentator believes that Rome and Budapest are ideological allies in the ‘battle against consumerism’. A liberal pundit, on the other hand, thinks that Pope Francis and PM Orbán embrace very different values. READ MORE
Dispute over homosexuality rolls on
Monday, September 6th, 2021A liberal pundit lambasts Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry President for a homophobic statement. A pro-government columnist thinks that gays should not be discriminated but accuses LMBT organizations of trying to change young people’s sexual orientation. READ MORE
Budapest at loggerheads with the government over the Athletics World Championship and the Fudan campus
Saturday, September 4th, 2021A pro-government commentator accuses the opposition of using both the planned athletics event and the Fudan campus as political tools. A left-wing pundit thinks that the government will go ahead with the Chinese university project anyway – despite the conditional veto cast by the Budapest Assembly. READ MORE
School year kicks off with partisan debates
Thursday, September 2nd, 2021A left-wing commentator accuses the government of ignoring the threat of coronavirus by not introducing any restrictions in classrooms. A pro-government pundit blames traffic jams on Budapest Mayor Karácsony. READ MORE