Jobbik in free fall
Saturday, July 28th, 2018Commenting on the latest opinion polls, a pro-government analyst contends that Jobbik is in deep crisis, and will find it extremely hard to reverse its decline. READ MORE
Former Jobbik luminary launches new party
Tuesday, June 26th, 2018A pro-government columnist explains that Jobbik’s move to a more moderate stance led to the creation of the radical right-wing Our Homeland Movement, as announced by former Jobbik vice-President László Toroczkai. READ MORE
Jobbik on the brink of a split
Monday, June 11th, 2018As Jobbik expels radical right-wing László Toroczkai, two pro-government pundits wonder about the fate of Jobbik. READ MORE
Showdown within Jobbik
Friday, June 1st, 2018A left-wing commentator suspects that once the radical wing is expelled from Jobbik, a new extreme right-wing party will compete with Jobbik for the same electorate. READ MORE
Jobbik in crisis
Friday, May 25th, 2018As a radical figure sets up his own organised faction within Jobbik, one pro-government commentator predicts that the right-wing party is on an irreversible downhill path, while another suspects that the leader of the extremist rebellion is a secret agent. READ MORE
Jobbik elects new leader
Tuesday, May 15th, 2018One left-wing and one pro-government columnist ponder the implications of the election of Tamás Sneider, a former skinhead leader who now represents Jobbik ‘moderates’ as the new President of Jobbik. READ MORE
Saturday demonstration #2
Tuesday, April 24th, 2018Commentators agree that the tens of thousands of people who attended the second Saturday demonstration against the government are still far from having clear political objectives. Otherwise, they express diametrically opposed views on this new movement. READ MORE
Opposition leaders quit after lost election
Wednesday, April 11th, 2018As a series of party leaders resign, admitting their failure to mount a credible challenge to the incumbent government, commentators try to figure out what the new age which began on Monday will bring to Hungary. READ MORE
Election campaign in full swing
Monday, March 26th, 2018With just two weeks to go till the Parliamentary election, weeklies and the dailies’ weekend editions discuss corruption scandals and ponder what comes after 8 April. READ MORE
Former PM Gyurcsány urges opposition coordination
Tuesday, March 20th, 2018As Ferenc Gyurcsány invites opposition leaders including Jobbik’s Gábor Vona to coordinate their electoral strategies, a pro-government columnist thinks that by the April election, a broad anti-Fidesz coalition of left-wing parties and Jobbik will emerge. READ MORE