Mr Orbán’s planned visit to Moscow
January 26th, 2013
A centrist analyst asks whether Viktor Orbán has realized that closer economic ties with Putin might in fact further Russia’s political interests in the region. READ MORE
Bajnai already beaten by Mesterházy?
January 25th, 2013
A centre-right commentator says the Socialist Party leader has already won the race for the leadership of a united opposition. A left-wing analyst claims that opposition parties and Together-2014 are running out of time while they try to maximize their individual political gains. READ MORE
Tags: Bajnai, Mesterházy
MSZP outing in Romania sparks controversy
January 24th, 2013
A Hungarian journalist in Romania criticises the panic of some minority Hungarians after the Hungarian Socialist Party held a meeting in Cluj, and warns them that in a democracy, parties do not hold on to power forever. READ MORE
Tags: minorities, MSZP, Romania, Transylvania
Divisions among protesters over agreements with the government
January 23rd, 2013
Commenting on the preliminary agreements between the Ministry of Human Resources and protesting teachers’ trade unions and student organisations, Népszabadság believes the government has managed to divide the protest movements which forced it to retreat before the Christmas holidays. READ MORE
Tags: protests, students, Trade Unions
Transborder campaigning
January 22nd, 2013
While right-leaning columnists ridicule the Socialists for their new-found enthusiasm for Hungarian minorities abroad, journalists on the left suggest that Fidesz may have lost hope of gaining all minority Hungarian votes. A Hungarian analyst in Romania warns Hungary’s political élite against patronising attitudes. READ MORE
Cracks in opposition cooperation
January 21st, 2013
Left-wing and liberal commentators ponder the chances of Together 2014 after its failure to unite the opposition parties. Will it eventually split? And does Gordon Bajnai still stand any chance of becoming Orbán’s challenger at the next election? READ MORE
Tags: Bajnai, Democratic Coalition, Milla, MSZP, Together 2014
Rising employment, but no economic recovery
January 21st, 2013
Commenting on the latest employment statistics, a conservative economist points out that despite the good number of new jobs created, Hungary’s economic output has continued to decline. READ MORE
Hungary to tax offshore assets
January 19th, 2013
A pro-government columnist welcomes the government’s plans to tax Hungarian deposits abroad. Left-wing and liberal commentators believe that the proposed tax is just a populist rhetorical stunt, rather than an effective measure to close tax evasion loopholes. READ MORE
Tags: MNB, off-shore, Simor, Switzerland, taxes
Socialists accused of transborder vote hunting
January 18th, 2013
A pro-government columnist criticizes the Socialists for establishing institutional ties with the main Hungarian party in Romania. She suggests that the MSZP is motivated purely by the importance of transborder voters at the next Parliamentary elections. READ MORE
Tags: diaspora, MSZP, nationalism