Hungary still keeps Sweeden waiting
September 21st, 2023
A left-wing pundit lambasts the House speaker who doubts whether Hungary should agree to Sweden’s accession to NATO. READ MORE
Pundit calls on MPs to reject Sweden’s accession to NATO
September 19th, 2023
A veteran right-wing journalist hopes the Hungarian Parliament will refuse to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership in the wake of a Swedish video on the state of democracy in Hungary. READ MORE
Weeklies try to solve the riddle of Fidesz’s lasting success
September 18th, 2023
Some commentators attribute the government’s success in one election after another to the weakness of the opposition, while others find the explanation in its endeavour to continue a long-standing trend in Hungarian political history. READ MORE
A left-wing take on PM Orbán’s projected 28 years in government
September 16th, 2023
A critic compares the PM to undemocratic rulers but ascribes his undisturbed reign to the weakness of the opposition. READ MORE
Tags: EP elections, Orbán
Pro-government journalist denied US diplomatic entry visa
September 15th, 2023
Government-friendly outlets vituperate against the US Embassy for denying a diplomatic entry visa to György Szöllősi, editor-in-chief of Nemzeti Sport, the only nationwide print sports daily in Hungary. READ MORE
Catholic Primate among Fidesz faithful at Kötcse
September 14th, 2023
Left-wing commentators lambast Cardinal Erdő, the head of Hungary’s Catholic Church attending the annual Fidesz gathering at Kötcse where PM Orbán drew up his plans for the immediate future. READ MORE
Tags: Catholic Church, Erdő Péter, Fidesz
Prominent pro-government daily calls opposition leaders ’ordinary traitors’
September 13th, 2023
The nationwide pro-government print daily defines accepting US financial help for political activities as ‘high treason’. READ MORE
Tags: Orbán, sovereignty, State Department, US
PM would like to stay in power till 2034
September 12th, 2023
A liberal news site reports that in his speech to the Fidesz faithful on Saturday, PM Orbán talked about his plan to continue as Prime Minister for another eleven years. READ MORE
Weeklies on Hungary’s links with East and West
September 11th, 2023
Critics accuse the government of leaning towards Russia and leading the country out of the Western alliance, while a pro-government commentator dismisses that view. READ MORE