Opposition unity – not easy!
Friday, June 7th, 2013The leading right-wing daily paints a desolate picture of the state of the left wing opposition – less than one year before the next elections. READ MORE
Gyurcsány suspected behind Őszöd leak saga
Tuesday, May 28th, 2013A right-wing commentator contends that renewed speculation about who leaked former PM Gyurcsány’s 2006 “lie-speech,” is actually part of Mr Gyurcsány’s strategy to blackmail the left-wing opposition and thereby secure himself a place in a future anti-Orbán coalition. READ MORE
Fragmented opposition with no vision
Friday, May 24th, 2013A left-wing analyst thinks efforts to forge an opposition coalition have failed so far and urges all “’democratic anti-Fidesz forces” to come up with a left-liberal-green vision for the post-Orbán era. READ MORE
Mesterházy and Bajnai: a first step towards unity
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013An opposition paper reacts with cautious optimism to the MSZP-Together 2014 negotiations, while a pro-government daily finds efforts to patch together an alliance unconvincing. READ MORE
Liberal pundit fears for Bajnai
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013Galamus fears Gordon Bajnai is losing his chance to become PM Orbán’s challenger at next year’s elections. READ MORE
Magyar Hírlap bets on Bajnai
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013The leading commentator of the right-wing daily is convinced that the duel between Gordon Bajnai and Attila Mesterházy is a sham and that ultimately the former will be the left-wing contender for the post of Prime Minister next year. READ MORE
A new Socialist-liberal coalition in the making
Friday, April 12th, 2013A pro-government daily predicts that parties on the left will form some kind of coalition, despite the bitter jockeying for position between them, but whatever shape this coalition takes, it will suffer from the lack of credibility that still haunts the MSZP after its previous terms in government, in alliance with Liberals. READ MORE
Magyar Hírlap’s ‘scoop’ parodied in Népszava
Friday, April 5th, 2013In a blatant parody of a Magyar Hírlap story alleging that Socialist leader Mesterházy is facing a serious challenge from an older generation of party officials, Népszava writes that dissatisfied Fidesz members might send an ultimatum to PM Viktor Orbán, demanding a correction of his political course. READ MORE
Punitive sanctions desirable?
Monday, April 1st, 2013Former SZDSZ MP Tamás Bauer who is a professor of economics and serves as Vice-Chairman of Ferenc Gyurcsány’s Democratic Coalition (DK) party, believes it would be in Hungary’s best interest to be punished by the EU for what he calls the government’s ill-conceived economic policy and “autocratic” rule. READ MORE
Bajnai’s new party loses an ally
Thursday, February 28th, 2013Left-wing commentators agree that Milla had good reasons not to join Gordon Bajnai’s new party, but their decision is yet another sign of how difficult it is for centre-left organizations and splinter parties to join forces. READ MORE