Dispute over new national curriculum
Thursday, February 6th, 2020In a fierce debate about the government’s plans to revise the national curriculum, its critics and supporters accuse each other of being ideological heirs of the Communists. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Magyar Nemzet’ Category
UK leaves EU
Tuesday, February 4th, 2020A commentator in the leading pro-government daily admires the UK for leaving the EU and restoring its national sovereignty. READ MORE
User guides for political rivals
Monday, February 3rd, 2020As both Fidesz and the opposition brace themselves for the 2022 elections, two authors ponder what might make each successful. READ MORE
EPP to prolong Fidesz’s limbo status
Thursday, January 30th, 2020A right-wing analyst thinks that unless the European People’s Party ‘finds its way back to its conservative Christian roots’, Fidesz will have to quit. READ MORE
Fidesz candidate elected Mayor of Győr
Wednesday, January 29th, 2020Commentators ponder whether the victory of the government side at the Győr mayoral by-election puts an end to a series of opposition successes. READ MORE
Debate over compensation for inmates and Roma rolls on
Monday, January 27th, 2020Weeklies and weekend editions of dailies right across the political spectrum discuss the implications of the government’s plans to suspend payment of compensation for inmates who have won court cases for overcrowding and Roma children taught in segregated classrooms. Each side accuses the other of inciting hatred and threatening the constitutional order. READ MORE
Budapest Mayor Karácsony’s first 100 days
Friday, January 24th, 2020A liberal and a pro-government commentator assess Budapest Mayor Karácsony’s performance during his first one hundred days in office. READ MORE
77th anniversary of the Disaster on the Don
Tuesday, January 14th, 2020A pro-government author describes the soldiers of both Hungary and the Soviet Union who fell in the Second World War as ordinary citizens who had no choice but to fight far from their homelands. READ MORE
Diametrically opposed takes on Roma school segregation ruling
Monday, January 13th, 2020Liberal and left-wing commentators accuse Prime Minister Orbán of racism for publicly criticizing a court ruling granting compensation to Roma families whose children were enrolled in separate classes to non-Roma children. Pro-government columnists agree with the Prime Minister and find the ruling outrageous. READ MORE
Prime Minister’s New Year press conference
Saturday, January 11th, 2020A liberal columnist thinks that Prime Minister Orbán mixed moderate and radical messages in his first press conference this year. A pro-government columnist praises the Prime Minister for his pragmatic vision. READ MORE