Hungary’s first right wing president since the régime change died at the age of 80 last week, and the otherwise strongly partisan press was unanimous in praise of his merits. Some nonetheless contrasted his approach with that of the present right wing government. READ MORE
Prime Ministers of the past thirteen years each blame the increase in the debt on one another. But why is it important in the first place to investigate who is responsible, if all of them acknowledge that the high debt level is a serious problem? A conservative blogger wonders. READ MORE
Another battlefield of the twenty year old clash of two opposing world outlooks in Hungary is the plight of the six hundred thousand strong Roma/Gypsy minority. In March Jobbik, the radical right wing party held a march at Gyöngyöspata, a village of 2,800 inhabitants in northern Hungary, blaming the local Roma (who make up about a quarter of the population) for the suicide of an elderly resident. READ MORE
A centrist commentator lists the failings of the opposition. READ MORE