Bitter rivalry prevents alliance among opposition parties

A left-wing guest-commentator urges opponents of the government to unite for next year’s elections. READ MORE

Hungary votes against the UN resolution on Gaza

Commentators highlight the sharp divisions within the European Union on the Middle East conflict. READ MORE

Opposing takes on the PM’s 23 October speech

A pro-government pundit and a liberal analyst both identify Mr Orbán’s words about the European Union as the core message of his address on the 67^th anniversary of the 1956 revolution. READ MORE

Ruling party loses election in Poland

Commentators see the result as a big loss for Hungary’s right-wing government. READ MORE

Right wing victories in Germany

Although the regional elections in Bavaria and Hesse were won by the Christian Democratic parties (CSU and CDU respectively), commentators focus on the success of the anti-immigration protest party which came second in both regions. They refrain from calling the AfD a far-right party.

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A left-wing commentator blames Netanyahu for Hamas attack on Israel

The author of the first left-wing analysis on the massive onslaught by Hamas on Israeli civilians over the weekend believes PM Netanyahu’s intransigence paved the way for the brutal Hamas attack. READ MORE

Public deficit forecast to reach 5.2 percent of GDP

A left-wing analyst blames the government for higher-than-expected inflation and public deficit. READ MORE

Physicist Ferenc Krausz – the second Nobel Prize winning Hungarian in as many days

Commentators are elated at the news that one day after Katalin Karikó’s Nobel Prize in medicine, Ferenc Krausz won the Nobel Prize in Physics with French physicists Pierre Agostini and Anne L’Huillier, for their superfast pulses of light to study electron dynamics. Just like the previous day, the celebrations are accompanied by political remarks. READ MORE

Hungarians less religious, census suggests

Commentators offer sharply opposing interpretations of the census data released this week. READ MORE

Dobrev promises better governance

In a lengthy article in the nationwide left-wing daily, the shadow premier of the Democratic Coalition outlines her party’s programme for the forthcoming years. READ MORE