A pro-government columnist hopes that the 9 June European election and perhaps the new President of the United States will put an end to what he sees as a dangerous race towards a military conflagration. READ MORE
A veteran conservative diplomat believes Hungary should show readiness to compromise in its relations with the European Union. READ MORE
Commentators try to assess the chances of a new united radical right-wing alliance within the European Union – and Fidesz’s potential role in it. READ MORE
A commentator dislikes Pm Orbán’s claim that each and every vote cast for Fidesz is a vote for peace – but admits that it might prove effective. READ MORE
Left-wing and liberal commentators lambast the campaigning style of the government, while pro-government weeklies see the electoral clash as a confrontation between ‘the forces of peace and sovereignty’ on the one hand, and ‘war and globalism’ on the other. READ MORE
Left-wing commentators believe that the documents, several decades old, submitted by the DK EP election frontrunner may have moral implications but no legal consequences. READ MORE
A left-wing analyst urges FM Szíjjártó to resign, because it turned out that his ministry lied when it denied the Russian cyber-attacks, while a pro-government pundit accuses the Left of falsely accusing the government of what they are doing themselves – selling out Hungary’s interests. READ MORE
A commentator believes that any real threat to Fidesz rule may come from within the ruling party itself. READ MORE
Left and right-wing commentators find it equally absurd of a German literary jury to discard Hungarian writer Péter Nádas from the top candidates of the HKW prize for the best novel of 2023, despite his book being found to be the best. READ MORE
Commentators find significant novelties in this year’s electoral contest, mainly because of the appearance of a strong new opposition force – Péter Magyar’s TISZA party. READ MORE