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Thursday, November 10th, 2016
Commentators are divided over whether or not the failure of a constitutional amendment proposed by the government, which would have barred the settlement of groups of non-EU citizens outside the normal immigration procedures, was a defeat for the Prime Minister. READ MORE
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
A conservative analyst calls the upgrading of Hungary’s sovereign debt belated but welcome, as it will produce positive feedback for the national economy. READ MORE
Saturday, October 29th, 2016
A left-wing analyst urges the government to make gestures towards the United States and erase the impression that it is siding with Donald Trump. READ MORE
Saturday, October 22nd, 2016
A pro-government analyst accuses Jobbik leader Gábor Vona of feigning moderation, while in reality pushing a radical agenda, including the withdrawal of Hungary from the European Union. READ MORE
Saturday, October 15th, 2016
As the Hungarian Prime Minister submits the draft of constitutional amendments to Parliament in order to pre-empt mandatory EU migrant redistribution, commentators wonder if and how Hungary’s “constitutional identity” should or could be protected by law. READ MORE
Friday, October 7th, 2016
A conservative columnist calls the decision by the satirical Twin-Tailed Dog party to run for seats in Parliament a bad joke. READ MORE
Wednesday, September 28th, 2016
A left-wing analyst believes Jobbik leader Gábor Vona represents a challenge to the left-wing opposition rather than to the Prime Minister. READ MORE
Monday, September 19th, 2016
Commentators disagree on Prime Minister Orbán’s diagnosis that after last Friday’s meeting in the Slovak capital, the EU’s position on illegal immigration remained basically unaltered, as leaders spoke much more about migrant resettlement than about the protection of Europe’s borders. READ MORE
Saturday, September 3rd, 2016
Following a statementby the Chairman of the Socialist Party who said he was ready to back the government in rejecting compulsory migrant quotas, commentators wonder what the position of the left-wing opposition is – just one month before the quota referendum. READ MORE
Saturday, August 13th, 2016
A liberal pundit thinks that the ‘Left vs Right’ split that has been dominant in Western democracies is will soon be replaced by a ‘globalist vs nationalist’ cleavage. READ MORE