Anti-terror legislation can pass after talks with Opposition
Saturday, April 16th, 2016Magyar Nemzet is happy to see a rare case of consensus forming on the floor of Parliament on an important issue. READ MORE
Government won’t negotiate anti-terror amendment
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016A prestigious political analyst believes the planned amendment has no chance of going through, and thus he suspects it is part of a PR campaign. A pro-government columnist is convinced that the existing legal provisions would prove insufficient in the event of a genuine terror threat. READ MORE
Liberal commentators attack ‘Emergency State of Terror’ bill
Monday, January 25th, 2016A former Socialist representative puts forward a ’personal conspiracy theory’ about Fidesz’s proposal on the planned ‘Emergency State of Terror’ constitutional amendment, while a liberal commentator calls such laws hotbeds of dictatorship. READ MORE
The PM’s acceptance speech
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014A pro-government commentator suggests that Mr Orbán wants to serve the country as a whole, but the opposition will make national reconciliation impossible. A left-wing daily reads the speech as proof that the Prime Minister will continue to define people of different political views as enemies. A liberal paper thinks that the Prime Minister’s words about national unity hide an intent to suppress liberal and left-wing opinion and initiatives. READ MORE
New Parliament sworn in
Thursday, May 8th, 2014As the new Parliament meets for the first time after the April election, commentators wonder if the years ahead might bring reconciliation between left and right. READ MORE
House Speaker criticised for fining protesting MPs
Thursday, November 21st, 2013A veteran left-wing commentator admits that order and discipline are indispensable in parliament, but objects to extracting a substantial portion of the monthly salary of MPs as a form of punishment. READ MORE