Opinions diverge on both the size of the crowd cheering the new opposition star on Saturday and his chances to bring about a regime change. READ MORE
Tags: demonstrations, Peace Walk, Péter Magyar
Weeklies attach more importance to Peter Magyar’s appearance on the political scene than during the first two weeks of his sudden surge as the most popular critic of the government. READ MORE
Tags: Judit Varga, Péter Magyar, Pressman
A centrist analyst believes the three parties were equally interested in joining the alliance but for different reasons. READ MORE
Tags: DK, Momentum, MSZP, opposition, Párpeszéd, Twin-Tailed Dog
A liberal commentator interprets the outcome of the Turkish municipal elections as representative of a broader trend. Big cities tend to support liberals in many countries, while conservative nationalists manage to keep rural areas under their influence. READ MORE
Tags: Conservatism, Erdogan, Israel, liberalism, Trump, Turkey
Based on the final 2024 deficit figures released on Tuesday, a business analyst predicts public expenditure cuts as the government intends to continue reducing the public debt rate. READ MORE
A pro-government columnist doesn’t deny that many small websites throughout Europe reverberate Russian propaganda – but deems their impact negligible. READ MORE
Tags: propaganda, Russia, Ukraine
The weeklies went to print before former Justice Minister Judit Varga, in a 145-minute-long video interview, depicted her marriage as 16 years of regular emotional abuse. The left-wing nationwide print daily carries four commentaries on the issue. None question the veracity of Ms Varga’s claims. READ MORE
Tags: Judit Varga, Péter Magyar
An independent political analyst takes the challenge posed by the former Fidesz insider as a rehearsal of how the fall of Fidesz could kick off one day. READ MORE
Tags: Fidesz, Péter Magyar
A pro-government pundit praises the former Minister of Justice for her accomplishments and her courage, while vituperating against her divorced husband who is trying to build a political movement to challenge his former friends and allies. READ MORE
Tags: Judit Varga, Péter Magyar
A pro-government pundit condemns Magyar for secretly recording and now publicly releasing a conversation with his wife, who was at that time (January 2023) Minister of Justice. A left-wing columnist takes the audio as proof that the government is not worthy of public trust. READ MORE
Tags: corruption, Judit Varga, Péter Magyar, Rogán