Dispute over Charlottesville violence
Monday, August 21st, 2017Right-wing, libertarian and left-wing commentators interpret the Charlottesville events in the light of Hungarian politics. READ MORE
New far-right groups registered
Thursday, July 13th, 2017A conservative and a pro-government commentator agree that the birth of two racist far-right groups is a consequence of Jobbik’s shift towards the centre. READ MORE
A conservative take on Jobbik’s moderate stance
Thursday, June 2nd, 2016Commenting on the re-election of Gábor Vona as party leader, a Hungarian-American investor in the leading pro-government daily dismisses Jobbik’s shift to the centre as ‘a mere stunt’ intended to deceive moderate voters.
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Vona re-elected as Jobbik leader
Tuesday, May 31st, 2016Left-wing and centrist commentators think that Gábor Vona wants to increase his own power in order to shift the radical party to the centre and challenge Fidesz from there. READ MORE
Austrian Chancellor Faymann resigns
Wednesday, May 11th, 2016As Chancellor Faymann steps down, pundits across the Hungarian political spectrum ponder the implications of the first round of the Austrian Presidential Election. All agree that the main reason for Faymann’s failure is the migration crisis. READ MORE
Vona to purge the Jobbik leadership of radicals
Monday, April 25th, 2016As Jobbik leader Gábor Vona
The lessons of the French municipal elections
Wednesday, December 16th, 2015After centrist parties prevented the radical right wing from converting its first round lead into victory in France’s regional elections, commentators agree that the two traditional parties have no answers to the growing concerns of the French electorate. One even hints that they should learn from Hungary and Poland. READ MORE
Chancellor Merkel and PM Orbán on the international front pages
Monday, December 14th, 2015As Angela Merkel is named person of the year by Time magazine, and the Economist features PM Orbán alongside Donald Trump and Marine Le Pen, commentators ruminate on the growing rift between liberal elites and their opponents. READ MORE
Le Pen at the gates
Wednesday, December 9th, 2015As the National Front advances in the first round of the French municipal elections, pundits across the political spectrum try to assess whether the appeal of radical parties in Europe is a transient phenomenon, or if it is likely to stay. READ MORE
Left-wing takes on Vienna municipal elections
Tuesday, October 13th, 2015In a comment on Sunday’s Vienna municipal elections, a left-wing columnist finds it reassuring that the far-right FPÖ (Freedom Party of Austria) could not capitalize on anti-immigrant rhetoric as much as many feared. READ MORE