A proposal to solve the row over the Ukrainian law on public education
A researcher on international law believes Hungary should give the majority of Ukrainian politicians the benefit of the doubt, and negotiate an amendment to their new law which violates the right of minorities to be taught in their mother tongue in the public school system. READ MORE
Tags: education, minorities, Ukraine
Fidesz in for another two thirds parliamentary majority
Modelling the outcome of a potential parliamentary election based on combined data from six polling companies a pro-government news site writes that the government side would win more mandates today than in the 2014 general election. READ MORE
Hungary ‘unlikely’ to drift away from the EU
A left-liberal political analyst disagrees with opposition politicians who see Hungary as slowly but surely drifting away from the European Union. READ MORE
Tags: EU, Visegrád 4
National consultation on the ’Soros plan’
Pundits express sharply contrasting views on the government’s ‘national consultation’ on migration. One side sees it as a propaganda project based on lies, while the other considers the campaign an expression of self-defence against pressure from global elites. READ MORE
Tags: EU, immigration, migrant quotas, Soros
Pensioners offered special employment scheme
A conservative economist welcomes the government’s efforts to help the flexible employment of Hungarians of retirement age. READ MORE
Tags: employment, jobs, pensioners
Simicska’s war continues
As the media mogul Lajos Simicska continues his war on Prime Minister Orbán, a pro-government commentator accuses the Left of applying double standards. A left-wing columnist wonders whether Mr Simicska has information on secret Fidesz deals. READ MORE
The state of the Left after Botka’s withdrawal
Liberal and left-wing commentators wonder what strategy the Left should follow at the 2018 election, after the resignation of the Socialist candidate for Prime Minister. They agree that the Left is in a mess, but come up with very different proposals to resolve the crisis. READ MORE
Tags: 2018, Botka, Democratic Coalition, MSZP, opposition
Socialist candidate for Prime Minister resigns
As the MSZP frontrunner withdraws his candidacy for the post of Prime Minister, a left-wing and an independent conservative columnist think that the Left may face a catastrophic defeat in next year’s election. A pro-government columnist welcomes Mr Botka’s decision. READ MORE
Hungarian repercussions of the Catalonia referendum
A pro-government and an independent conservative pundit ponder the broader implications of the Catalonian referendum, including its impact on transborder Hungarian minorities. Both quote the title of George Orwell’s ‘Homage to Catalonia’ in their headlines. READ MORE
Tags: diaspora, referendum, Spain, transborder politics