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
Archive for the ‘Népszava’ Category
Israel supplied material for the Soros campaign
Friday, December 22nd, 2017A left-wing columnist lambasts Israel for supporting the right-wing Hungarian government in its effort to delegitimise George Soros and the NGOs sponsored by him. READ MORE
Migration on the agenda of the EU summit
Saturday, December 16th, 2017A pro-government pundit hopes that the Visegrád countries will reject the introduction of mandatory migrant relocation at the EU summit. His left-wing counterpart accuses PM Orbán of not showing solidarity towards other EU member states. 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
Socialist Party still ‘drowning’
Tuesday, December 5th, 2017A leading left-wing commentator fulminates at the Socialist Party and the Left as a whole, and accuses them of being unable to produce a credible alternative to the incumbent government. READ MORE
Budapest-Belgrade train line public tender announced
Wednesday, November 29th, 2017A pro-government columnist hopes that the modernization of the Budapest-Belgrade train line will help boost the Hungarian economy. His left-wing counterpart, on the other hand, fears that it will only be beneficial for Chinese exporters. READ MORE
Another diatribe against Vona-Left alliance
Saturday, November 25th, 2017An old acquaintance of the Socialist Party constituency has resurfaced after several decades to warn against a tactical electoral pact with Jobbik and its leader. READ MORE
Left-wing arguments against alliance with Jobbik
Thursday, November 23rd, 2017A leftist columnist finds it immoral and futile for the left-liberal side to seek an electoral alliance with Jobbik, in spite of Gábor Vona’s shift towards the political centre. READ MORE
George Soros confronts the charges
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017A left-wing columnist accepts Mr Soros’s claim that the charges levelled against him are untrue and complains about the success of lies in politics. Her pro-government counterpart rejects Mr Soros’s view that PM Orbán is running a mafia-state and calls him a mafioso. READ MORE
Fidesz party congress in focus
Wednesday, November 15th, 2017Left-wing and liberal pundits accuse the government of creating an alternative reality. Pro-government commentators, on the other hand, think that the opposition lives in a bubble which prevents them from understanding the reasons behind the popularity of Fidesz. READ MORE