Fidesz lead grows further
November 4th, 2017
A left-wing and a conservative commentator offer diametrically opposed explanations for the record high popularity enjoyed by Fidesz in opinion surveys. READ MORE
Gyurcsány against non-resident voting
November 3rd, 2017
A conservative columnist thinks that former PM Gyurcsány’s proposal to strip non-resident Hungarian citizens of voting rights will mobilize transborder voters – in support of Fidesz. READ MORE
Tags: 2018, Democratic Coalition, Electoral Law, Gyurcsány, transborder politics
The 500th anniversary of the Reformation
November 1st, 2017
Pro-government commentators commemorating the Lutheran Reformation accuse Europe of abandoning her Christian values. They call on European Christians to unite and defend their heritage. READ MORE
Tags: Christianity, Europe, migration
Doubts about Hungary’s growth model
October 31st, 2017
A conservative commentator thinks that the Hungarian economy cannot sustain growth in the long run as Hungarian firms cannot significantly increase wages to stop emigration and ease the labor shortage. READ MORE
Tags: economy, emigration, growth, jobs, wages
Police search 30 Scientology centres
October 30th, 2017
As the authorities investigate alleged abuses of privacy within the Church of Scientology in Hungary, a conservative journalist believes that the state plans prolonged action against the organisation, which is not recognised in Hungary as a church. READ MORE
Tags: data protection, Scientology
Fidesz surging ahead in the polls
October 30th, 2017
A liberal commentator remarks that the left-wing opposition is struggling to find a voice that could be appealing to their potential audience. A pro-government author predicts that Jobbik’s centrist turn will prove self-defeating at the next election. READ MORE
Left urged to come forward with a coherent message
October 28th, 2017
A political analyst lambasts left-wing parties who waste their time with a series of hopeless initiatives instead of telling the electorate why it should vote for them. READ MORE
A left-wing defence of populism
October 27th, 2017
A left-wing economist debunks what he calls a self-complacent liberal theory whereby liberals fail in Hungary because the populace is backward, unlike the liberal élites themselves who match the high standards of western-type democracy. READ MORE
Tags: Eastern Europe, income, populism
The Hungarian Weinstein
October 26th, 2017
Magyar Nemzet encourages women who fell victim to sexual abuse by the powerful to come forward in order to protect future potential victims from traumas similar to their own. READ MORE
Tags: sex predator, women
The 61st anniversary of 56
October 25th, 2017
Commentators on all sides agree that the opposition’s performance on the anniversary of the 1956 revolution was pathetic. They disagree, however on PM Orbán’s statement on Sunday that Hungary must now, once again, defend its independence. READ MORE