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Weeklies on the challenges facing the government

Monday, March 11th, 2024

A full month after the paedophile pardon scandal emerged, the weeklies believe that the subject left a deep scar on the stability of the government, although the opposition is not in better shape than before. READ MORE

Opposition wants the President to be elected by plebiscite

Saturday, February 17th, 2024

The left-wing daily devotes two comments on the same day to support the constitutional reform proposed by most opposition parties. READ MORE

Opposition ‘doomed to lose elections’ for the foreseeable future

Saturday, January 27th, 2024

A pro-government commentator pinpoints the hubris of urban intellectuals as the main reason why the opposition is no match for Fidesz. READ MORE

Weeklies’ expectations for the New Year

Monday, January 8th, 2024

Opposition-leaning commentators depict a pessimistic image of Hungary’s political future, while their pro-government counterparts hope that the country has left the difficulties of the past two years behind. READ MORE

Fragmented opposition ‘too weak’ to face the challenges of the New Year?

Sunday, December 31st, 2023

A left-wing columnist urges opposition parties to unite before they lose the positions they conquered in the 2019 municipal elections. READ MORE

Weeklies on electoral tinkering and the opposition

Monday, December 11th, 2023

Critics of the government accuse it of unscrupulously manipulating electoral rules, while pro-government columnists dismiss such arguments as unsubstantiated and pitiful. READ MORE

Parliament to change the Budapest electoral system

Saturday, December 2nd, 2023

Opposition-leaning commentators accuse Fidesz of using far-right Mi Hazánk to change the electoral rules in Budapest in order to make it more difficult for the liberal Mayor to run the capital. READ MORE

Pro-government takes on Erdoğan’s victory

Wednesday, May 31st, 2023

The first pro-government reactions to the election results in Turkey welcome the victory of incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as an element of stability in the region and beyond. READ MORE

PM Orbán seen as unchallenged for a long time to come

Saturday, May 27th, 2023

A pro-government analyst believes the four consecutive sweeping electoral victories of Fidesz have opened a new era in Hungarian history. READ MORE

A call to end opposition infighting

Saturday, March 11th, 2023

A veteran socialist politician urges opposition parties to regroup in time for next year’s local and European elections. READ MORE