Fidesz reported to lose support after restrictions
Thursday, August 4th, 2022A left-wing and a pro-government pundit comment on a survey by a left-wing pollster company which suggests a rapid decline in Fidesz support. READ MORE
Party preferences and restrictions
Tuesday, July 19th, 2022A left-wing, a conservative and a liberal analyst wonder whether discontent with the government’s recent tax and energy subsidy adjustments could give a chance to the opposition to broaden their base. READ MORE
More comments on the opposition’s by-election disaster
Wednesday, June 29th, 2022Commentators on both sides of the political divide describe the performance of opposition parties at 70 local elections on Sunday as derisory. READ MORE
Weeklies on Fidesz’s crushing electoral victory
Monday, April 11th, 2022Left-liberal authors hope that the opposition can pull itself together after its hugely disappointing performance at the general election on 3 April, while pro-government commentators rejoice over what they consider the right choice of the majority of the electorate. 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
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
The prospect of a hung Parliament
Thursday, February 10th, 2022A left-wing commentator speculates on the possibility of a stalemate after the April election. Such a turn of events could eventually lead to a decisive opposition victory, he suggests. READ MORE
Left-wing pundit demands more media space for Márki-Zay
Tuesday, January 25th, 2022A left-wing commentator urges the public media to grant regular airtime to the opposition candidate for Prime Minister. READ MORE
Márki-Zay’s Sunday live stream criticised
Tuesday, January 11th, 2022A left-wing analyst fears that the opposition candidate for Prime Minister is further harming his chances by frequently speaking in public. READ MORE
Weeklies on the stakes in the April election
Monday, January 10th, 2022The two leading liberal weeklies urge the opposition to stand firm behind Péter Márki-Zay, despite his gaffes. A pro-government commentator fears that the national interest would be compromised if Fidesz loses. Another right-wing pundit speculates that foreign powers will intervene to help the opposition in the campaign. READ MORE