A left-wing take on the Left’s defeat
Thursday, April 21st, 2022A leftist analyst describes PM Orbán’s fourth consecutive landslide electoral victory as a historic setback for the Left. READ MORE
Opposition landscape after defeat
Tuesday, April 12th, 2022Neither a pro-government nor a centrist pundit believe the opposition is likely to honestly investigate the causes of their electoral defeat, and thus will miss yet another chance to reconsider their strategy. READ MORE
An independent analyst on Fidesz’s victory
Friday, April 8th, 2022A former liberal party chair, who also served for a time as a Fidesz MP, ascribes the landslide victory of the government side to its success in embracing the concerns of blue-collar Hungary. READ MORE
Left-wing takes on the defeat of the opposition
Thursday, April 7th, 2022The left-wing nationwide daily carries three opinion columns in one single issue on why the opposition suffered a crushing defeat in Sunday’s elections and what it should do next. READ MORE
Analysts on why the opposition lost the election
Wednesday, April 6th, 2022Columnists identify two reasons behind the failure of the opposition to unseat PM Orbán’s government: the lack of unity within its ranks, and a failure to understand those described as the losers of globalisation. READ MORE
Fidesz wins two-thirds majority for the fourth time in a row
Monday, April 4th, 2022Both a pro-government and a liberal pundit predict that after Sunday’s landslide Fidesz victory, the opposition alliance will disintegrate. READ MORE
Weeklies on the election
Saturday, April 2nd, 2022Commentators from right across the political spectrum see the election as an existential battle for Hungary’s soul and future. A former liberal MP also considers the vote as an important chapter in the battle for a new global order. READ MORE
Last polls before the election
Friday, April 1st, 2022All the pollster companies project a Fidesz victory in the Sunday election, but a former conservative MP who is now a supporter of the opposition is still hopeful that Fidesz will be defeated on Sunday. Centrist and pro-government pundits on the other hand take Fidesz victory for granted. READ MORE
Ukraine war in the election campaign
Thursday, March 31st, 2022The leading pro-government daily fears that an opposition victory in the Sunday election could result in Hungary joining a potential nuclear war in Ukraine. A left-wing pundit finds such allegations nauseating. READ MORE
Tough years ahead predicted for Hungary
Wednesday, March 30th, 2022The former leader of Jobbik predicts that the next government will face multiple crises after the election. To overcome them, he suggests, the winner of next Sunday’s election should abandon ‘tribal thinking and partisan psychosis’. READ MORE