Right-wing analyst sounds the alarm after local elections
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019A pro-government political scientist calls on his governing Fidesz party to roll up its sleeves if it wants to win the parliamentary elections in 2022. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Magyar Nemzet’ Category
Hungary remembers the 1956 revolution
Friday, October 25th, 2019A left-wing commentator accuses Prime Minister Orbán of turning his back on the ideals of the 1956 revolution. A pro-government columnist finds such accusations absurd. READ MORE
Pro-government commentator calls on Borkai to step down
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019A political analyst urges Győr mayor Zsolt Borkai to step down from politics, as his continued public presence harms Fidesz, even though he quit the party. READ MORE
Did sex and corruption scandals influence the municipal election?
Monday, October 21st, 2019The weeklies and dailies ponder the role of sex and corruption scandals in last weekend’s surprise local election results, and consider the broader repercussions of what happened on Hungarian politics. READ MORE
Hungarian government accused of supporting Turkish incursion in Syria
Friday, October 18th, 2019A neoconservative pundit lambasts Hungary for not objecting to the Turkish invasion of Kurdish territories in Syria. A conservative commentator takes up the government’s defence. READ MORE
Budapest elected a liberal Mayor
Thursday, October 17th, 2019A pro-government commentator attributes Gergely Karácsony’s victory in the Budapest Mayoral election to what he calls the ‘rootless globalist’ values of urban voters. A liberal pundit fears that the government will punish Budapest by cutting funding. READ MORE
The political landscape after the local elections
Wednesday, October 16th, 2019Pundits from right across the political spectrum wonder whether Sunday’s election marks a new beginning and the return of a two party system in Hungary. READ MORE
Opposition makes headway in local elections
Tuesday, October 15th, 2019In their snap assessments on Sunday’s municipal elections, the leading pro-government daily and a liberal commentator both point out that while the opposition has captured Budapest and almost half the major cities in Hungary, Fidesz is still firmly entrenched in the countryside. READ MORE
Election campaign in the home stretch
Monday, October 7th, 2019A week ahead of the local elections, corruption and sex scandals dominate the campaign – and serve as leading topics for commentators. READ MORE
Trócsányi’s nomination as EU Commissioner blocked again
Friday, October 4th, 2019As the Hungarian government’s nominee for EU Commissioner is rejected again, pro-government commentators accuse the EU of punishing Hungary for its anti-migration policies. Liberal pundits, on the other hand, find the decision justified. READ MORE