Opposition starts the new year disunited
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023Commentators on both sides of the political divide are sceptical about the prospects of the opposition posing any kind of threat to Fidesz any time soon. READ MORE
Ruminations on the weakness of the opposition
Monday, January 9th, 2023Commentators all across the political spectrum agree that in its fragmented and weak szate, the opposition is not likely to be a challenge for Fidesz any time soon. READ MORE
Gyurcsány brands Orbán a ‘fascist’
Thursday, December 1st, 2022As Ferenc Gyurcsány calls the Prime Minister a ‘fascist’, a pro-government commentator retorts that the leader of the Democratic Coalition is mentally deranged. READ MORE
Trump compared to Gyurcsány
Friday, November 18th, 2022A conservative analyst believes that the Republicans are doomed to lose the next presidential election if Donald Trump wins the GOP nomination. READ MORE
Opposition ‘still in a quagmire’
Thursday, October 27th, 2022Six months after the Parliamentary election, a conservative analyst ponders the strategies of the opposition parties and their chances of challenging Fidesz in the 2024 European Parliamentary and local elections. READ MORE
Klára Dobrev calls for demonstrations on 23 October
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022A pro-government pundit describes the appeal launched by the ‘shadow prime minister’ of the Democratic Coalition as an expression of ‘communist impudence’. READ MORE
Gyurcsány calls PM Orbán a dwarf
Thursday, October 6th, 2022A liberal critic excoriates the former Prime Minister and DK Chairman for using Mr Orbán’s physical stature to attack him politically. READ MORE
Ferenc Gyurcsány lambasts critics of the opposition
Friday, September 9th, 2022A pro-government and a liberal commentator criticize in unison former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány for suggesting that those on the Left who criticize the opposition are serving the government’s interests. READ MORE
Jobbik leader resigns
Saturday, June 11th, 2022A pro-government and a centrist columnist comment on Péter Jakab’s announcement that he is stepping down as leader of Jobbik. They suggest that his major political mistake was to abandon the radical right-wing ideology of his party, and side with the Left.
Gyurcsány accused of working against Márki-Zay
Tuesday, April 26th, 2022A pro-government columnist cites unnamed sources to allege that Ferenc Gyurcsány did his best to weaken Péter Márki-Zay in the election – to make sure that Márki-Zay could not contest Gyurcsány’s leadership on the Left. READ MORE