Fidesz not to join Meloni’s ECR
Friday, June 21st, 2024A liberal columnist sees the governing party’s decision not to join the Conservatives and Reformers group in the European Parliament as sour grapes. READ MORE
Two takes on the EU elections
Wednesday, June 12th, 2024A pro-government pundit ridicules commentators who see the European elections as a setback for Fidesz. A left-wing analyst praises Péter Magyar for his performance but warns that he must improve his skill at facing critics. READ MORE
Fidesz still number one, TISZA strong second
Tuesday, June 11th, 2024An independent analyst believes that Sunday’s municipal and European elections have opened a new era in Hungarian politics. READ MORE
Fidesz still has a large voter reserve
Saturday, June 8th, 2024An independent analyst explains why choosing oversimplified messages may help the governing party win the European and municipal elections on Sunday. READ MORE
Magyar and Vitézy seen as harbingers of a new opposition
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024A commentator believes that any real threat to Fidesz rule may come from within the ruling party itself. READ MORE
Poll shows slump in support for Fidesz
Thursday, April 25th, 2024An independent political observer has reservations about the latest opinion poll which suggests that Fidesz lost 10 percentage points from its voting base, while a pro-government pundit calls these data manipulated. READ MORE
Péter Magyar’s case seen as a crisis for Fidesz
Saturday, March 30th, 2024An independent political analyst takes the challenge posed by the former Fidesz insider as a rehearsal of how the fall of Fidesz could kick off one day. READ MORE
Tamás Sulyok chosen by Fidesz as candidate for President of the Republic
Saturday, February 24th, 2024Commentators critical of the government express varying views on what to expect from the President of the Constitutional Court whom Fidesz’s parliamentary group has nominated to replace Katalin Novák as President of the Republic. READ MORE
Weeklies on resignations and the stability of the government
Monday, February 19th, 2024Just as last week, when weeklies went to print too early to comment on President Novák’s resignation in the wake of the paedophile pardon scandal, this week they were already on the stands when former Culture Minister Zoltán Balog resigned as chief Bishop of the Calvinist church for his role in convincing the President to pardon a man convicted for assisting a paedophile offender. Nor could they react to the demonstration of tens of thousands of people in Budapest on Friday night. Commentators discuss the resignations of the past week and why despite successive crises, the government’s position appears unshaken. READ MORE
Viktor Orbán hopes Fidesz will remain in government until 2060
Thursday, November 23rd, 2023An independent political analyst describes the Prime Minister’s acceptance speech as re-elected chairman as an exercise in self-confidence. READ MORE