A left-wing commentator thinks that Péter Magyar may score a significant moral victory over the government if his new TISZA party makes it to the European Parliament and joins the European People’s Party. READ MORE
Tags: election, People's Party, Péter Magyar
The pro-government nationwide daily claims that illegal immigration should be stopped instead of being regulated and, thus, ‘normalised.’ READ MORE
A liberal economist accuses the government of setting the wrong priorities and predicts austerity measures for the second half of the year. READ MORE
Tags: deficit. austerity
Commentators disagree on Magyar’s chances of luring Fidesz voters to his camp. READ MORE
Tags: Orbán, Péter Magyar
Opinions diverge on both the size of the crowd cheering the new opposition star on Saturday and his chances to bring about a regime change. READ MORE
Tags: demonstrations, Peace Walk, Péter Magyar
Weeklies attach more importance to Peter Magyar’s appearance on the political scene than during the first two weeks of his sudden surge as the most popular critic of the government. READ MORE
Tags: Judit Varga, Péter Magyar, Pressman
A centrist analyst believes the three parties were equally interested in joining the alliance but for different reasons. READ MORE
Tags: DK, Momentum, MSZP, opposition, Párpeszéd, Twin-Tailed Dog
A liberal commentator interprets the outcome of the Turkish municipal elections as representative of a broader trend. Big cities tend to support liberals in many countries, while conservative nationalists manage to keep rural areas under their influence. READ MORE
Tags: Conservatism, Erdogan, Israel, liberalism, Trump, Turkey
Based on the final 2024 deficit figures released on Tuesday, a business analyst predicts public expenditure cuts as the government intends to continue reducing the public debt rate. READ MORE
A pro-government columnist doesn’t deny that many small websites throughout Europe reverberate Russian propaganda – but deems their impact negligible. READ MORE
Tags: propaganda, Russia, Ukraine