Opposition embarrassment with Péter Magyar
Monday, April 22nd, 2024Opposition-leaning commentators find inconsistencies in Péter Magyar’s interpretation of current affairs, first of all in his views about Ukraine. READ MORE
Weeklies on growing interest in Péter Magyar
Monday, April 15th, 2024As the new opposition star is apparently drawing more and more followers, praise and criticism are also becoming stronger and more frequent. READ MORE
Three left-wing parties to run in alliance for seats in the European Parliament
Saturday, April 6th, 2024A centrist analyst believes the three parties were equally interested in joining the alliance but for different reasons. READ MORE
Weeklies on Péter Magyar
Monday, March 25th, 2024Weekly newspapers were already on the stands when tens of thousands of people attended the 15 March rally where Péter Magyar, the divorced husband of former justice minister Judit Varga announced his plan to set up a new centrist party. This week, most commentators express scepticism about his initiative. READ MORE
Péter Magyar accused of launching baseless accusations
Friday, March 22nd, 2024Pro-government commentators describe the new opposition star as an unserious person who will do harm to the opposition. READ MORE
Sceptical comments on Péter Magyar’s new movement
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024Commentators predict no real prospects of success for the one-person movement launched by former Justice Minister Judit Varga’s divorced husband. READ MORE
Weeklies on events since President Novák’s resignation
Monday, February 26th, 2024Commentators assess a wide range of issues connected to the paedophile pardon scandal, from the role of women in politics to why the opposition parties seem unable to profit from the failures on the government side. READ MORE
Weeklies on resignations and the stability of the government
Monday, February 19th, 2024Just as last week, when weeklies went to print too early to comment on President Novák’s resignation in the wake of the paedophile pardon scandal, this week they were already on the stands when former Culture Minister Zoltán Balog resigned as chief Bishop of the Calvinist church for his role in convincing the President to pardon a man convicted for assisting a paedophile offender. Nor could they react to the demonstration of tens of thousands of people in Budapest on Friday night. Commentators discuss the resignations of the past week and why despite successive crises, the government’s position appears unshaken. READ MORE
A majority of Hungarians don’t want a change of government
Tuesday, January 30th, 2024A left-wing columnist urges the opposition to show a convincing alternative to Hungarian voters. READ MORE
Opposition ‘doomed to lose elections’ for the foreseeable future
Saturday, January 27th, 2024A pro-government commentator pinpoints the hubris of urban intellectuals as the main reason why the opposition is no match for Fidesz. READ MORE