Fidesz candidate elected Mayor of Győr
Wednesday, January 29th, 2020Commentators ponder whether the victory of the government side at the Győr mayoral by-election puts an end to a series of opposition successes. READ MORE
DK Parliamentary spokesman resigns in harassment scandal
Monday, December 23rd, 2019A left-liberal pundit praises Zsolt Gréczy for resigning from Parliament, while a pro-government columnist suggests that he must have been forced to do so by his party leader. READ MORE
Pro-government commentator calls on Borkai to step down
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019A political analyst urges Győr mayor Zsolt Borkai to step down from politics, as his continued public presence harms Fidesz, even though he quit the party. READ MORE
Did sex and corruption scandals influence the municipal election?
Monday, October 21st, 2019The weeklies and dailies ponder the role of sex and corruption scandals in last weekend’s surprise local election results, and consider the broader repercussions of what happened on Hungarian politics. READ MORE
Opposition makes headway in local elections
Tuesday, October 15th, 2019In their snap assessments on Sunday’s municipal elections, the leading pro-government daily and a liberal commentator both point out that while the opposition has captured Budapest and almost half the major cities in Hungary, Fidesz is still firmly entrenched in the countryside. READ MORE