As far-right MPs unveil a bust of Regent Miklós Horthy (in office 1920-44) in their Parliament offices, a left-wing columnist accuses Fidesz of ‘piggybacking’ on the Horthy cult. A conservative commentator, on the other hand, thinks that the Left’s tendentious interpretations of the Horthy era make reasonable debate impossible. READ MORE
Tags: Horthy, Kövér, Our Homeland Movement, Parliament
A pro-government columnist claims that by receiving several hundred million Forints in campaign donations from a US foundation, the opposition frontrunner in the April election became a puppet of his foreign supporters. READ MORE
Tags: campaign financing, Márki-Zay
A left-wing columnist discusses an analysis on the alleged overrepresentation of female students in higher education. He accuses the government of trying to force traditional gender roles on women. A government critical conservative pundit finds the accusation groundless. READ MORE
Tags: education, gender, State Audit Office, women
A leading pro-government columnist remarks on Facebook’s admission that it suppressed a news story about Hunter Biden’s laptop. He likens liberal media to Communist era propaganda. READ MORE
Tags: Biden, democracy, press freedom, US
Commentators, including a fervent supporter of the government, are fiercely critical of the decision taken by the Minister for Technology to demote the director of the National Meteorological Service and her deputy because the storm they predicted for the night of August 20 didn’t materialise and the traditional St Stephen’s day firework display was postponed unnecessarily. READ MORE
Tags: fireworks, meteorology
A highly opinionated pro-government pundit sharply condemns the frontrunner in the race to become UK Prime Minister for her words about being ready to push the nuclear button ’if need be’. READ MORE
Tags: nuclear weapons, Truss, UK
A pro-government commentator excludes the possibility of a just peace in Ukraine. Meanwhile, he warns that the worst is still ahead, and not just for Ukrainians. READ MORE
Tags: fuel price, inflation, Ukraine
An opposition-leaning commentator is outraged by the decision to dismiss two leading meteorologists after the traditional St. Stephen’s day fireworks display was cancelled because of a storm warning which didn’t materialize. READ MORE
Tags: Gulyás, St Stephen, weather
A liberal commentator accuses the government of financing a private takeover in an effort to boost control over a key component of the infrastructure. A pro-government columnist welcomes the deal as a further step in strengthening national sovereignty. READ MORE
Tags: 4iG, telecommunications
As the traditional 20 August festivities were held without the usual fireworks for the first time in 66 years (because of the danger of a storm, mistakenly forecast for that night), columnists depict diametrically opposing images of today’s Hungary. READ MORE
Tags: St Stephen