Jobbik breaks with left-liberal parties
Saturday, September 2nd, 2023A left-wing columnist wonders how Fidesz can be voted out of office if opposition parties don’t form an electoral alliance. READ MORE
A leftist view on why the opposition ‘always loses’
Thursday, July 20th, 2023A left-wing commentator urges opposition parties to get down to the hard job of organising a nationwide network of activists and thereby reach out to Hungarian households. READ MORE
Gyurcsány slams fellow opposition leaders
Saturday, April 8th, 2023An independent analyst agrees with the DK leader who has stated that the opposition couldn’t achieve anything without him. A pro-government analyst suggests that Mr Gyurcsány’ party has grown at the expense of other opposition forces. READ MORE
Fidesz still far ahead in polls, despite spreading gloom
Friday, March 31st, 2023A liberal analyst finds a striking contradiction between growing public pessimism about their own prospects and the continued support the ruling party enjoys among voters. READ MORE
An insider on the secret of Fidesz’s success
Thursday, March 23rd, 2023A pro-government pundit reveals the main points of his freshly published booklet in which he describes the political skills that have made the ruling party dominant and left it without real rivals in Hungarian politics. READ MORE
Disunity on March 15th
Thursday, March 16th, 2023A pro-government columnist accuses the opposition of representing foreign interests, while a left-wing commentator laments the lack of unity within the opposition in celebrations to mark the anniversary of the 1848 revolution. READ MORE
A call to end opposition infighting
Saturday, March 11th, 2023A veteran socialist politician urges opposition parties to regroup in time for next year’s local and European elections. READ MORE
Weeklies on season-opening opposition rallies
Monday, February 13th, 2023Speeches by opposition leaders last weekend, at the start of the new ‘political season’ offer both pro-and anti-government commentators scant evidence that the opposition could mount a credible challenge to Fidesz in the foreseeable future. READ MORE
Opposition starts the new year disunited
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023Commentators on both sides of the political divide are sceptical about the prospects of the opposition posing any kind of threat to Fidesz any time soon. READ MORE
Opposition candidate wins Jászberény by-election
Thursday, January 19th, 2023Commentators ponder the implications of the Jászberény mayoral by-election victory, by a Jobbik candidate supported by most left-wing parties. READ MORE