As police launch a criminal procedure against a far-right former MP who stripped off the LGBT rainbow flag from two district council buildings, a conservative critic of the government doubts whether exhibiting the flag was a wise move on the part of opposition city leaders. READ MORE
Tags: Jobbik, LGBTQ, Our Country
Pro-government commentators are confident that schools can be reopened safely. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, doubts if schools have the capacity to maintain social distancing and hygiene rules. READ MORE
Tags: coronavirus, education, schools
A conservative liberal Jewish pundit finds it nauseating that opposition parties are willing to support what he calls an anti-Semitic, racist candidate in the October by-election in the district of Szerencs in north-east Hungary. READ MORE
Tags: anti-Semitism, Jobbik, Left, opposition
Prime Minister Orbán calls on Central European countries to create a strong alliance grounded in Christian values and help return Europe to its traditional norms. READ MORE
Tags: Central Europe, Christianity, Europe, Orbán
Tags: St Stephen
As Foreign Minister Szijjártó supports Poland’s proposal to end the conflict in Belarus, a liberal pundit accuses the government of serving Russia’s geopolitical interests. A pro-government commentator dismisses the accusation and welcomes the government’s pragmatism. READ MORE
Tags: Belarus, foreign affairs, Poland, Russia, Szijjártó
A pro-government commentator condemns the US mainstream media for not mentioning that Cannon Hinnan was murdered by a black person. A left-wing columnist finds such suggestions manipulative. READ MORE
Left-wing and liberal authors accuse the government of dictatorial ambitions, after it appointed a pro-government board to run the Budapest University of Theatre and Film. A pro-government writer sees what is happening as part of a reasonable reform of higher education. READ MORE
Tags: culture wars, education
As the final editions of all the weeklies went to print before the agreement on Friday by opposition party leaders to stand behind a single candidate in all constituencies at the next general election in 2022, they carry commentaries on the opposition’s options in general terms only. READ MORE
Tags: EP, opposition
As registered coronavirus infections are on the rise and reach spring levels with over 40 daily, a left-wing pundit accuses the government of neglecting preparations for the second wave of the pandemic. READ MORE
Tags: coronavirus