German grand coalition revived
Friday, February 9th, 2018Columnists wonder whether the grand coalition led by Angela Merkel will restore Germany’s stability, and wheth
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Islam portrayed as a threat to Europe
Tuesday, February 6th, 2018A right-wing pundit contends that all opposition parties from left to right, including Jobbik, are ‘helping Islam subjugate Europe’. A conservative critic of the government agrees that political Islam is a threat to European values, but cautions against what he calls ‘the government’s anti-Islamic rhetoric’. READ MORE
Intellectuals call for Left-Jobbik alliance
Thursday, February 1st, 2018As 26 intellectuals call on voters to cast their ballots for the strongest opposition candidate in individual constituencies, one blogger thinks they have failed to consider what might happen on the day after the election. An analyst thinks believes that such across-the-board opposition collaboration does constitute a real threat to Fidesz. READ MORE
Left still fragmented, 70 days before the elections
Monday, January 22nd, 2018Commentators agree that the chances of the left are meagre, as its rather weak and scattered forces seem unable to coalesce, although over half the parliamentary seats (106 of 199) can be won in individual constituencies in a ‘first past the post’ system. READ MORE
President Áder’s wish: ‘Let us respect each other’
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018Critics of the government agree that the President’s New Year speech was a collection of neutral good wishes, but offer diverging explanations. READ MORE
Debate around the meaning of Christmas
Thursday, December 28th, 2017A conservative commentator contends that Europe’s Christian heritage is imperiled by consumerism and multiculturalism. His anti-government counterpart finds all this tasteless and politically motivated fear-mongering. READ MORE
Jobbik as the central theme of year-end politics
Monday, December 18th, 2017As the Jobbik party stands accused of illicit campaign financing, columnists on Left and Right ponder the impact of its billboard-financing controversy on party politics and electoral chances. READ MORE
Fidesz MP accused of anti-Semitic mockery
Thursday, December 14th, 2017Left-wing commentators interpret a Fidesz MP’s joke as anti-Semitic. Pro-government pundits think that the accusations are exaggerated and politically motivated. READ MORE
Hungary blocks Ukraine’s NATO integration
Friday, December 8th, 2017Magyar Nemzet agrees with the government’s assessment that the recently adopted Ukrainian education act severely curbs education in minority languages, but finds it misplaced for Hungary to be a lonely protester against embattled Ukraine. READ MORE
No investigation into Soros’s activities
Thursday, November 30th, 2017As the National Bureau of Investigation sees no reason to launch an inquiry into the activities of George Soros, a pro-government pundit criticises Jobbik for taking up the defence of the Hungarian-American billionaire. A conservative liberal columnist, on the other hand, accuses the government of creating an alternative reality of conspiracy theories. READ MORE