Gyurcsány brands Orbán a ‘fascist’
December 1st, 2022
As Ferenc Gyurcsány calls the Prime Minister a ‘fascist’, a pro-government commentator retorts that the leader of the Democratic Coalition is mentally deranged. READ MORE
Census ends with 400 thousand Hungarians ‘missing’
November 30th, 2022
As the nationwide census ended on Monday, the left-wing daily asks how or why hundreds of thousands of Hungarians were ‘missed’ from the count. READ MORE
Tags: census, population
President Novák’s visit to Ukraine
November 29th, 2022
Left-wing and liberal sites believe that government supporters oppose the President’s friendly gesture to Ukraine, while a pro-government analyst writes that Ms Novák’s visit to Kyiv was consistent with the government’s stance in favour of a just peace for Hungary’s war-torn eastern neighbour. READ MORE
Weeklies on Hungary’s EU funding prospects
November 28th, 2022
Weeklies and weekend editions of dailies ponder if and when Hungary will get access to suspended EU funding. READ MORE
Tags: EU, EU funds, European Commission, European Parliament, LGBTQ
Football as a political battlefield
November 26th, 2022
A pro-government columnist accuses the Left of promoting a progressive LGBTQ agenda at the Qatar World Cup, while his left-wing counterpart suspects that by lambasting the German national team, the Right wants to divert attention from Hungary’s pressing economic problems. READ MORE
Opposition deemed weightless and irrelevant
November 25th, 2022
An independent political analyst contends that as the opposition has failed to mount a credible challenge to the government, its last hope is that the government’s popularity will be eroded by external geopolitical or economic difficulties. READ MORE
Tags: Fidesz, Márki-Zay, opposition
Uncertainty over EU funding
November 24th, 2022
A left-wing columnist accuses the government of jeopardizing Hungary’s access to EU funds. A conservative commentator, on the other hand, contends that the opposition wants to harm the country by trying to convince the EU to withhold Hungary’s EU money. READ MORE
Tags: EU funds, European Parliament, opposition
PM Orbán’s football scarf sparks controversy
November 23rd, 2022
A pro-government pundit and a left-wing columnist reflect on a photo of the Prime Minister showing him after the latest match of the Hungarian football team, wearing a scarf with the map of Greater Hungary. READ MORE
EP majority opposes the release of frozen funds to Hungary
November 22nd, 2022
A pro-government columnist accuses EP Deputy Speaker Katarina Barley of ‘imperial tactics’ for suggesting that the EU should withhold funding from Hungary. A left-wing commentator attributes the EU’s critical stance on Hungary to the government’s efforts to seek populist alliances abroad. READ MORE
Tags: EU, EU funds, foreign affairs, Germany
Weeklies on the US mid-term elections
November 21st, 2022
Commentators don’t expect major changes after Republicans won a majority in the House of Representatives, while Democrats kept the Senate under their control. Most, though not all, tip Ron DeSantis as a potential presidential election winner in two years’ time. READ MORE