Opposition unity scuttled in Budapest
Monday, April 15th, 2019A lberal weekly condemns opposition parties for being unable to unite in the mayoral race in Budapest. READ MORE
Opposition row in Budapest
Tuesday, April 9th, 2019As recriminations erupt among opposition parties in the capital, instead of the hoped for full electoral agreement, left-wing outlets lambast Jobbik and the LMP, while a pro-government commentator rejoices over the incompetence of the opposition. READ MORE
Parliament approves Fidesz family protection plan
Monday, April 8th, 2019A pro-government official finds it reassuring that most opposition MPs voted in favour of the government’s family protection bill. A left-wing analyst and a liberal weekly, on the other hand, lambast opposition representatives whom they accuse of selling out to Fidesz. READ MORE
Opposition parties still on the back foot
Monday, March 25th, 2019A pro-government and two left-wing liberal commentators find it unlikely that the opposition parties can seize the opportunity offered by the difficulties Fidesz is having with the European People’s Party to defeat the governing party in the near future. Another left-wing columnist is more optimistic, as he thinks that the opposition could successfully mobilize undecided pro-EU voters in the European Parliamentary elections. READ MORE
First round of left-wing Budapest mayoral preliminary
Tuesday, February 5th, 2019As the Párbeszéd (Dialogue) candidate defeats the MSZP candidate in the first round of the Left’S Budapest mayoral preliminary election, both a left-wing and a pro-government columnist doubt whether the Left can defeat Fidesz in the capital. READ MORE
Anti-government protests running out of steam
Monday, January 28th, 2019A left-wing columnist suggests that the demonstrations against the government’s so-called ‘slave law’ are losing momentum. READ MORE
18-year-old girl becomes iconic opposition figure
Saturday, January 19th, 2019Pro-government outlets find it pathetic that the opposition discovers its main hero in a high school student who used vulgar expressions addressing an anti-government demonstration. Pro-opposition sites condemn politically motivated attacks on the 18-year-old. READ MORE
Liberal analyst urges increasing opposition radicalism
Wednesday, January 16th, 2019A liberal political scientist calls on opposition parties to combine radical initiatives in the public square with concerted preparations for the European Parliamentary elections. READ MORE
The chances of broad opposition cooperation
Monday, January 14th, 2019Weeklies and the weekend editions of dailies try to asses the chances of a broad anti-government coalition emerging, and whether it might prove a challenge to Fidesz. READ MORE
Unions cooling on idea of national strike?
Friday, January 11th, 2019According to the leading pro-government daily, trade unions could not reach agreement on a general strike proposed last week at the opposition demonstrations against the Overtime Bill. A liberal commentator points out that both the labour code and public sentiments make it difficult to call a general strike in Hungary. READ MORE