Prospects of a united opposition
Tuesday, January 7th, 2020A left-wing as well as a pro-government commentator think that the opposition needs first of all a strong and charismatic leader to unite voters dissatisfied with the current government.
Weeklies’ New Year editorials
Monday, January 6th, 2020In their first issues of 2020, the weeklies try to make sense of what happened in 2019 and assess what Hungary may expect in the New Year. READ MORE
Praise and soft New Year criticism in the main pro-government daily
Friday, January 3rd, 2020A prominent pro-government columnist believes 2019 was the best year in Hungary’s millennial history, but warns the government side that it must change its attitudes to remain in power. 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
A radical left-winger launches a wake-up call
Thursday, November 21st, 2019An anti-capitalist author calls for the creation of a strong radical left-wing movement within the opposition. READ MORE
Friendly fire in the weeklies from Right and Left
Monday, November 18th, 2019Two pro-government commentators call on Fidesz to take the results of the October local election very seriously, and change course. A left-wing columnist cautions the opposition against revengeful politics. READ MORE
Opposition candidates excel in repeat local elections
Friday, November 15th, 2019A left-wing and a pro-government columnist ponder the implications of the victory of an opposition candidate who once quoted Adolf Hitler and Ferenc Szálasi (leader of the Fascist Hungarian Arrow Cross Party, executed in 1946) in the repeat election in the city of Jászberény. READ MORE
Hungarian politics still dominated by Right and Left
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019A conservative historian cautions right-wing critics of the government that if Fidesz is defeated, the officials of the pre-2010 left-liberal coalition will be back, and conservatives will be sidelined. 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
Right-wing analyst sounds the alarm after local elections
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019A pro-government political scientist calls on his governing Fidesz party to roll up its sleeves if it wants to win the parliamentary elections in 2022. READ MORE