A left-wing commentator excoriates the National Bank for not intervening in defence of the national currency as its exchange rate scrapes just short of 332 to the Euro. READ MORE
A left-wing columnist accuses the Mayor of Budapest and the government of ignoring people’s elementary need for a green urban environment. READ MORE
Tags: Budapest, environment, Karácsony, Tarlós
An author in the main pro-government daily suggests that President Putin’s record is as positive in Russia as it is negative abroad. READ MORE
A left-wing author who served for 12 years as a Socialist MP and then as a member of the European Parliament warns the Hungarian opposition against expecting ‘salvation from foreign powers’. READ MORE
An anti-government commentator hopes that the Italian Left will derail Matteo Salvini’s effort to call a snap election and gain absolute power. A pro-government analyst, on the other hand, welcomes Salvini’s plan, suggesting that an early election is necessary to restore democratic governance. READ MORE
A left-wing sociologist ponders the chances of anti-capitalist radical left-wing movements and parties. She suggests that it would take the creation of a global working class for the alt-left to secure a political breakthrough. READ MORE
Tags: alt-left
Commenting on Donald Trump’s meeting with Romanian President Johannis, a conservative pundit thinks that Hungary and her interests do not matter much for Washington. READ MORE
A liberal commentator calls rural pro-government voters ‘simpletons’ and urges urban left-wing liberals to educate them. A left-wing analyst thinks that the opposition’s efforts to mobilize through petitions and referenda are counterproductive. READ MORE
Tags: election, Left, municipalities, opposition
A pro-government commentator welcomes the sinking debt ratio as strengthening Hungary’s position in international relations. READ MORE
Tags: debt, economy, National Bank