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November 28th, 2014
Commentators across the political spectrum believe that if the Fidesz tycoon does actually challenge the official Fidesz candidate in the by-election scheduled for February next year, then the rift between him and the Prime Minister must be even more serious than observers realised.
September 23rd, 2014
A left-liberal webmagazine expects a real clash within the Fidesz camp after the municipal elections in October, while a pro-government commentator suggests that "a new era will begin” on both sides.
August 1st, 2014
In an unprecedentedly harsh attack on an incumbent member of the right-wing government, the leading pro-government daily urges the newly appointed Minister of National Development to step down, after evidence of past tax evasion and favouritism was revealed by the media.
July 28th, 2013
While a pro-government daily speculates that Sanoma plans to launch an anti-government TV show, a left-liberal weekly accuses the authors of Stalinist style paranoia.
November 19th, 2012
Liberal and left-wing commentators contend that Fidesz wants to entrench itself in power by adding new elements to the Electoral Law. Even some conservative columnists find the bill controversial.
August 30th, 2012
An independent conservative blogger wonders if the left-wing audience can sustain two nationwide dailies, or if one of them is destined to disappear.
July 28th, 2012
Leading Socialist politicians condemn Népszava for printing a full page advertisement by Közgép, a construction company widely believed to be the backbone of a Fidesz-friendly business empire. The editor-in-chief asks why it is necessary to throw away money that helps keep the daily afloat.
July 13th, 2012
In a comment on the LMP’s protest action against what they consider the government’s clientelism and corruption, one left-wing commentator criticizes the party for what he considers an ineffective theatrical performance. The leading left-wing daily, on the other hand, contends that the LMP managed to make its point, while a ...
May 11th, 2011
(Daily Economy) Originally a business daily launched in competition with Napi Világgazdaság (Daily World Economy), bought first by the Fidesz founded Századvég think-tank, then sold to former Magyar Nemzet editor Gábor Liszkai who transformed it into a pro-government political daily in 2015 after a feud erupted between Prime Minister Viktor ...
May 11th, 2011
A pro-government daily - originally Magyar Idők. It was re-named Magyar Nemzet in 2019.
Magyar Nemzet, a right wing daily that grew moderately but increasingly critical towards Fidesz party chairman and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in 2014-15 as a conflict erupted between its owner, former Fidesz tycoon Lajos Simicska and the ...
