Parliament passes NGO law
June 17th, 2017
Two liberal weeklies accuse the government of trying to demonize and silence foreign funded watchdog organizations. READ MORE
Campaign ad law amendments rejected by Parliament
June 16th, 2017
A pro-government commentator accuses opposition parties of corruption after opposition MPs rejected the government’s amendments to the political campaign law. Magyar Nemzet’s columnist, on the other hand, thinks that the government wants to silence the opposition. READ MORE
Tags: advertising, campaign financing, Simicska, transparency
EU infringement procedure against Hungary on refugee relocation
June 15th, 2017
As the European Commission initiates a new procedure against Central European member states for not participating in the EU refugee relocation scheme, a conservative pundit thinks that the EU’s strategy will boost PM Orbán’s popularity. READ MORE
Repercussions of the French election
June 14th, 2017
A pro-government analyst wonders if the Left and Liberals in Hungary will label the French election as anti-democratic. A conservative commentator contends that the Hungarian opposition should learn from President Macron if it wants to challenge Fidesz. READ MORE
Tags: democracy, Electoral Law, France, opposition
Former Socialist minister to represent Syrian migrant charged with terrorism
June 13th, 2017
As a former Socialist Minister of Justice agrees to defend an asylum-seeker in his appeal against a conviction for terrorism, a pro-government commentator accuses the Left of ‘siding with illegal migrants’. A left-wing columnist dismisses the accusation. READ MORE
Tags: EU, human rights, migration, MSZP, terrorism
UK elections give hope to Hungary’s opposition
June 12th, 2017
Critics of the government see the surprising failure of the British Conservative Party as proof that in politics nothing can be taken for granted. Including, they hope, the highly probable victory of the incumbent Hungarian government at next year’s parliamentary elections. READ MORE
Tags: Theresa May
Pro-government analyst debunks electoral reform demand
June 10th, 2017
In a detailed analysis of the Hungarian electoral system, a leading pro-government expert rejects recent accusations that it is undemocratic. READ MORE
Tags: Electoral Law, protests
Debate on ‘Taygetos Act’
June 9th, 2017
As the left-wing opposition accuses the government of educational eugenics, commentators sharply disagree on the meaning of a recent amendment to the Public Education Act. READ MORE
Tags: education
Activists demand electoral reform
June 8th, 2017
A liberal author compares the new movement demanding electoral reform to the Momentum movement supporting Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in Great Britain. READ MORE
Tags: Electoral Law, protests
Europe’s leaders seen as helpless after the London Bridge attack
June 7th, 2017
After the terrorist attack on Saturday night in London, commentators suspect that European leaders, the British government among them, have no idea how to protect their citizens against random terror attacks. READ MORE
Tags: London, terror, Theresa May