City of Budapest faces bankruptcy
Saturday, April 22nd, 2023As Budapest announces austerity measures, opinions diverge on whom to blame for the financial troubles of the capital. READ MORE
Weeklies on the state of the opposition a full year after the last general election
Monday, April 10th, 2023Opposition-leaning commentators paint a desolate picture of the chances of the opposition to vote Fidesz out of office any time soon. A pro-government columnist describes the recipe that in his mind has kept the governing forces unchallenged over the past years. READ MORE
DK halts the selection of the new director of Budapest Zoo
Friday, December 16th, 2022The nationwide left-wing daily accuses the Democratic Coalition of just wanting to ‘show its claws’ by preventing the choice of the new city Zoo director from going ahead. READ MORE
Waste collection in Budapest halted for one day
Saturday, October 8th, 2022A pro-government commentator calls the stoppage of garbage collection scandalous. He lays the blame for the strike at the doorstep of the Mayor, whom he describes as unfit for his job. READ MORE
Opposition loses by-elections
Tuesday, June 28th, 2022The Mayor of Budapest calls the results of Sunday’s local by-elections throughout the country ‘disheartening’. READ MORE
Budapest names street after Gyula Horn
Wednesday, June 15th, 2022Right-wing and liberal commentators are equally critical of the decision by the Budapest Municipal Council to name a street after former Socialist Prime Minister Gyula Horn. They oppose the decision on account of Horn’s past as a member of the communist militia set up after the 1956 revolution. READ MORE
Karácsony says opposition unfit to govern
Friday, May 20th, 2022In an interview with an independent online news site, the Mayor of Budapest paints a gloomy picture of the current state of the opposition. READ MORE
City Hall gate controversy continues
Thursday, December 9th, 2021A pro-government columnist interprets a leaked recording as proof that the opposition is serving foreign interests, and would sell off and plunder the country if they win the 2022 April election. READ MORE
Budapest Mayor accused of planning to sell the City Hall
Thursday, November 11th, 2021Pro-government media accuse the Budapest Mayor of intending to sell the City Hall building. A left-wing commentator describes the allegation as mere fabrication. READ MORE
Weeklies on the primary runoff
Monday, October 11th, 2021By the time the news broke on Friday that Klára Dobrev will face a single challenger, namely Péter Márki-Zay, in the second round of the primaries to choose the opposition prime ministerial candidate in next year’s elections, the weeklies were already on the newsstands. They could therefore not react to Gergely Karácsony’s withdrawal from the race, but most did comment on Márki–Zay’s surprisingly successful performance. READ MORE