PM Orbán likened to Donald Trump and Matteo Salvini
Tuesday, August 13th, 2019A pro-government pundit ascribes the success of the three leaders to their courage in challenging the elite and their talents as communicators. READ MORE
Battle for environmentalist ideas
Tuesday, August 6th, 2019A liberal commentator thinks that the government has finally realized the mobilizing power of green ideas, and will now try now to appropriate political environmentalism. A pro-government columnist accuses left-liberals of trying to monopolize green ideas, and use ecology for partisan purposes. READ MORE
Weeklies on the PM’s summer address
Monday, August 5th, 2019In their first issues after Prime Minister Orbán delivered his annual policy speech at the Summer Fidesz event in Transylvania on 27 July, weekly newspapers try to make sense of his new notion of ‘Christian liberty’. READ MORE
PM Orbán meets Ursula von der Leyen
Saturday, August 3rd, 2019A pro-government columnist finds it encouraging that after their first meeting, PM Orbán said it was ‘a good decision’ on his part to back her candidacy. READ MORE
’Christian liberty’ seen as a beacon for sovereignist forces
Wednesday, July 31st, 2019A pro-government columnist describes PM Viktor Orbán’s anti-liberal stance as one which is slowly becoming part of the mainstream in Europe, after years of being considered as a fringe phenomenon. READ MORE
More reactions to the PM’s address
Tuesday, July 30th, 2019A liberal commentator compares the Prime Minister’s speech to late communist party chief János Kádár’s last address. A pro-government analyst explains what ‘Christian liberty’ means while a left-wing commentator lambasts opposition leaders whom he suggests have no message at all. READ MORE
PM Orbán’s annual Tusnádfürdő speech
Monday, July 29th, 2019In his annual address at Tusnádfürdő, PM Orbán defended the idea of ‘illiberal democracy’ and offered a new definition of what he means by it, namely ‘Christian liberty’. READ MORE
Weeklies on the new setup within the EU
Monday, July 22nd, 2019A pro-government analyst looks into the background of the votes cast by Hungarian left-liberal MPs against Fidesz candidates for EU posts. A liberal weekly lambasts the Greens and the Socialists for not supporting Ursula von der Leyen’s election as President of the European Commission. An evangelist columnist interprets her election as an expression of Germany’s drive to dominate the EU. READ MORE
Conflicting views on von der Leyen
Friday, July 19th, 2019A left-wing analyst thinks that the new President of the European Commission will be PM Orbán’s staunch opponent, while a pro-government commentator believes she should keep Hungary’s merits
in mind. READ MORE
A left-wing take on the EU leadership deal
Friday, July 5th, 2019A leading left-wing commentator condemns European leaders for selecting whom he describes as ‘characterless’ people to the top EU positions. He thinks PM Orbán has a lot to gain from their choice. READ MORE