PM Orbán stands for a European sovereignist alliance
Thursday, June 13th, 2024A conservative critic of the government believes that the two rival right-wing groups of the European Parliament will find it hard to merge. READ MORE
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Magyar and Vitézy seen as harbingers of a new opposition
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024A commentator believes that any real threat to Fidesz rule may come from within the ruling party itself. READ MORE
Leading Momentum MEP accuses Gyurcsány of lying
Friday, October 27th, 2023Anna Donáth who served as chair of Momentum before she went on maternity leave last year, devotes a full article to why the opposition cannot defeat Fidesz with the Democratic Coalition as its strongest component. READ MORE
Karácsony says opposition unfit to govern
Friday, May 20th, 2022In an interview with an independent online news site, the Mayor of Budapest paints a gloomy picture of the current state of the opposition. READ MORE
Márki-Zay gathers support among intellectuals
Friday, October 22nd, 2021Critics of both the government and of the opposition parties welcome the result of the opposition primary but wonder what the programme of the centrist candidate for Prime Minister will be and how he will put it through. READ MORE
Pope Francis to celebrate mass in Budapest on Sunday
Thursday, September 9th, 2021An independent analyst acknowledges the divergences between the Pontiff and the Hungarian government on migration, but suggests that this is not the reason why the Pope will only stay in Hungary for a few hours. READ MORE
Trianon 101
Monday, June 7th, 2021On the 101st anniversary of the peace treaty imposed on Hungary in the wake of the First World War, conservative analysts suggest that Hungarians should be realistic as they digest the legacy of Trianon. READ MORE
Veteran pro-government actor calls for dialogue
Friday, August 28th, 2020Amidst what is widely seen as a pro-government takeover of the main Theatre and Film Academy from liberal-minded academic staff, a leading conservative actor deplores the lack of dialogue during the restructuring of the institution. READ MORE
An environmentalist condemns the US riots
Monday, July 6th, 2020A veteran sociologist who has led several campaigns in defence of the environment deplores the international left for supporting the destructive and often violent rioting across the United States and in some West European countries. READ MORE
Roger Scruton remembered
Wednesday, January 15th, 2020Commentators on both sides of the political divide portray the deceased conservative British philosopher as an ally of Prime Minister Orbán. The Hungarian PM awarded him a high state medal in London in December, just six weeks before Roger Scruton died of cancer on Sunday. READ MORE