Hóman remembered for both his merits and his sins
Monday, November 25th, 2019A pro-government writer admits that monuments to historic heroes should only be erected after a thorough public debate on their merits and faults. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Mandiner’ Category
Hungarian politics still dominated by Right and Left
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019A conservative historian cautions right-wing critics of the government that if Fidesz is defeated, the officials of the pre-2010 left-liberal coalition will be back, and conservatives will be sidelined. READ MORE
Weeklies on the first days of opposition rule in Budapest
Monday, November 11th, 2019Weeklies wonder if the opposition parties who defeated Fidesz in almost half of the big cities, including the capital, will become its real challenger at the 2022 Parliamentary elections. READ MORE
NATO Secretary General backs Hungary’s demands in Kyiv
Tuesday, November 5th, 2019A pro-government commentator welcomes the pressure the Secretary General of NATO put on President Zelensky in Kyiv for national minorities to have the right to be taught at school in their mother tongues. 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
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
Hungary urges dialogue with Turkey on Kurdistan
Saturday, October 12th, 2019As Hungary temporarily vetoed a declaration by EU foreign Ministers warning Turkey not to invade north-eastern Syria, a conservative analyst compares the Turkish invasion to what happened to Hungary in 1956.
Hungary’s Trócsányi to become Neighbourhood and Enlargement Commissioner
Thursday, September 12th, 2019A conservative commentator sees Mr Trócsányi’s nomination to Enlargement Commissioner within the European Commission as a victory for Hungary. READ MORE
Amazon wildfires linked to sovereignty issues
Monday, September 9th, 2019Pundits in weeklies right across the political spectrum discuss the Amazon rain forest fires alongside issues of national sovereignty. READ MORE
President Trump receives Romania’s Johannis
Monday, August 26th, 2019Commenting on Donald Trump’s meeting with Romanian President Johannis, a conservative pundit thinks that Hungary and her interests do not matter much for Washington. READ MORE