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Weeklies on extremist street violence in Budapest

Monday, February 20th, 2023

A conservative and a centrist columnist fear that the violence perpetrated by extremist groups could be followed by more turbulence and uncertainty in Hungary. READ MORE

A leftist take on extremist street violence

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023

An alt-left commentator fears that the recent violent street attacks by mostly foreign individuals will help the far-right stigmatize peaceful antifascist activists in Hungary. READ MORE

Street violence in Budapest

Tuesday, February 14th, 2023

Far-left and far-right gangs were reported to have attacked random individuals in Budapest after an 11 February anniversary rally to commemorate the 1945 attempt of encircled German and Hungarian soldiers to break out of Budapest. READ MORE

Overtime Bill protests: turning point for the Left, or pointless hysteria?

Monday, December 17th, 2018

Pro-government commentators suggest that the anti-government protesters have no meaningful political objectives. Left-wing and liberal pundits, on the other hand, hope that the demonstrations can help create a broad anti-government coalition. READ MORE

Dispute over Charlottesville violence

Monday, August 21st, 2017

Right-wing, libertarian and left-wing commentators interpret the Charlottesville events in the light of Hungarian politics. READ MORE