Fekete-Győr to run in opposition primary
Wednesday, February 24th, 2021A pro-government site believes that the leader of Momentum has no chance of becoming Prime Minister Orbán’s challenger in next year’s election. READ MORE
Covid-19. A left-wing economist finds the idea viable
Saturday, January 16th, 2021András Fekete-Győr argued that the 700 billion Forints it would thus cost to vaccinate 7 million people would be worth the resulting herd immunity. At present, less than 40 per cent of Hungarians appear willing to get vaccinated, while half of the remaining two-thirds are resolutely opposed to vaccination. READ MORE
2019 – with an eye on 2022
Tuesday, December 31st, 2019Looking back on the political events of 2019, commentators from the opposing sides of the political divide agree that the opposition represents a more serious challenge to the government than it did a year ago. READ MORE
Momentum polls number one within the opposition
Monday, December 9th, 2019A veteran right-wing pundit lambasts the young liberal party for allying itself with ‘globalist forces’ and describes as menacing its position as apparently the most popular opposition party in Hungary. READ MORE
Opposition seen as subservient to imperial forces
Monday, November 25th, 2019A pro-government analyst believes public life in Hungary is fatally split between the supporters of nationhood and those of Empire. READ MORE
Momentum backs fellow liberals in neighbouring countries
Tuesday, November 19th, 2019A pro-government analyst criticises the new liberal party for backing Romanian and Slovak candidates in neighbouring countries, instead of supporting representatives of the substantial Hungarian minorities there. READ MORE
Momentum MEP on Hungarians in Slovakia
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019A pro-government columnist lambasts politicians of the liberal Momentum party for supporting liberal parties in Slovakia and Romania. A left-wing commentator finds such dialogue more helpful in achieving Hungarian minority aims than ethnic representation. READ MORE
Weeklies on the first days of opposition rule in Budapest
Monday, November 11th, 2019Weeklies wonder if the opposition parties who defeated Fidesz in almost half of the big cities, including the capital, will become its real challenger at the 2022 Parliamentary elections. READ MORE
Rev. Donáth and daughter accused of sexual harassment
Monday, August 19th, 2019Pro-government outlets accuse Lutheran pastor László Donáth, a former MSZP MP and father of Momentum MEP Anna Donáth of sexually harassing employees at his Church’s nursing home, while a liberal weekly accuses the government-run media of launching a smear campaign to harm its opponents. READ MORE
Opposition MEPs to vote against Fidesz nominees for EP positions
Friday, July 12th, 2019A left-wing columnist welcomes the decisions of both Momentum and the Democratic Coalition to vote against the Fidesz nominees for key positions in the European Parliament. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, finds it sad that Hungarian liberal MEPs will vote against their fellow citizens in the European Parliament. READ MORE