Vote to approve Sweden and Finland’s NATO bids postponed
Saturday, March 4th, 2023Commentators take it for granted that despite a two-week delay, parliament will ratify the request of the two Nordic countries to join NATO. READ MORE
Our Homeland unveils Horthy bust in their Parliament office
Friday, September 2nd, 2022As far-right MPs unveil a bust of Regent Miklós Horthy (in office 1920-44) in their Parliament offices, a left-wing columnist accuses Fidesz of ‘piggybacking’ on the Horthy cult. A conservative commentator, on the other hand, thinks that the Left’s tendentious interpretations of the Horthy era make reasonable debate impossible. READ MORE
Partial opposition walkout from inaugural session
Wednesday, May 4th, 2022A prominent pro-government historian condemns the decision by many opposition MPs, who walked out of the first session of Parliament after taking their oaths of office. READ MORE
Parliament begins 4-year term
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022As the newly elected national assembly meets for the first time, commentators ponder what role remains for an opposition
which fills less than one-third of the seats. READ MORE
A centrist analyst on the stakes at next year’s election
Wednesday, July 14th, 2021A liberal weekly carries a long interview with an independent political analyst who suggests that the next parliamentary elections will curb the powers of Hungary’s Prime Minister. The question is, to what extent. READ MORE
Ban on gay promotion for minors criticised by US Embassy
Thursday, June 17th, 2021As the embassy of the United States in Budapest expresses ‘deep concern’ over the new law banning the promotion of homosexuality among those under 18, a pro-government columnist believes that such ‘propaganda’ is exactly what is unsettling many American children, and threatens to ruin their country. READ MORE
MPs’ annual asset declarations published
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021A pro-government and a left-wing columnist use the public asset declarations of Members of Parliament to level accusations of cynicism and corruption against officers in the opposing political trenches. READ MORE
Parliament ends legal recognition of transsexual citizens
Friday, May 22nd, 2020The new law stipulating that sex at birth cannot be changed in legal documents has ignited a debate between two sides which speak mutually exclusive languages. READ MORE
Government seeks to extend special decrees indefinitely
Tuesday, March 24th, 2020A liberal columnist accuses the government of introducing a dictatorship under the pretext of the Covid-19 pandemic, and urges the opposition to vote against the bill conferring special powers on the government. A pro-government analyst suspects that the opposition intends to foil efforts to contain the epidemic in order to prove that the government is incompetent. READ MORE
Opposition wins Dunaújváros by-election
Wednesday, February 19th, 2020A liberal commentator interprets the opposition victory in the Dunaújváros Parliamentary by-election as proof that opposition voters have no qualms in supporting any joint candidate, regardless of their ideological leaning. READ MORE