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Archive for the ‘Mérce’ Category

Leftist columnist suggests two opposition electoral lists

Thursday, January 25th, 2024

An alt-left commentator finds it obvious that to maximise their chances, opposition parties should run for the forthcoming municipal elections on two parallel electoral liists. READ MORE

Two critical takes on the mayor of Budapest

Wednesday, December 20th, 2023

Six months before local elections, an environmentalist, and an alt-left critic of Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony acknowledge his good intentions but find his performance unsatisfactory. READ MORE

The sacking of the director of the National Museum draws opposing comments

Thursday, November 9th, 2023

A leftist columnist accuses the government of surrendering to the extreme right by dismissing the director. His pro-government counterpart welcomes the decision as an act in defence of Hungary’s children against harmful LGBT influence. READ MORE

An alt-left take on the war between Israel and Hamas

Saturday, November 4th, 2023

A radical leftist commentator condemns both Hamas and Israel and urges the creation of a Palestinian state with millions of Palestinians allowed to return to Israel. READ MORE

A leftist view on why the opposition ‘always loses’

Thursday, July 20th, 2023

A left-wing commentator urges opposition parties to get down to the hard job of organising a nationwide network of activists and thereby reach out to Hungarian households. READ MORE

A leftist take on extremist street violence

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023

An alt-left commentator fears that the recent violent street attacks by mostly foreign individuals will help the far-right stigmatize peaceful antifascist activists in Hungary. READ MORE

On the passing of Gáspár Miklós Tamás

Tuesday, January 17th, 2023

The iconic Marxist philosopher remembered on both Left and Right. READ MORE

EU to suspend Erasmus programmes for Hungarian foundation-run universities

Thursday, January 12th, 2023

A pro-government columnist suspects political reasons behind the move by the European Commission, while a left-wing commentator accuses the government of being responsible for closing Europe’s doors to thousands of Hungarian students. READ MORE

Dispute over EP corruption rolls on

Tuesday, December 20th, 2022

Commentators from Right and Left ponder the broader repercussions of the European Parliament corruption scandal. READ MORE

Teachers’ strikes continue

Monday, December 12th, 2022

As another group of teachers are fired for participating in wildcat strikes, pundits from across the political spectrum ponder the possible outcomes of the teacher’s revolt. READ MORE