Left-wing MEP claims EU funds are being misused
Friday, May 12th, 2023A pro-government columnist accuses a DK luminary of high treason for supporting the suspension of EU payments to Hungary. READ MORE
Row between Momentum and DK continues
Thursday, March 9th, 2023As a prominent Momentum figure condemns Ferenc Gyurcsány’s welcoming gesture to Mrs Rácz Földi, the newly sworn-in MP of his party, a liberal pundit thinks the DK leader did a great service to the government side. READ MORE
Momentum shadow boxes with the DK
Friday, March 3rd, 2023A left-wing analyst believes that Momentum is too weak to seriously challenge the Democratic Coalition. READ MORE
Opposition starts the new year disunited
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023Commentators on both sides of the political divide are sceptical about the prospects of the opposition posing any kind of threat to Fidesz any time soon. READ MORE
DK halts the selection of the new director of Budapest Zoo
Friday, December 16th, 2022The nationwide left-wing daily accuses the Democratic Coalition of just wanting to ‘show its claws’ by preventing the choice of the new city Zoo director from going ahead. READ MORE
Gyurcsány calls PM Orbán a dwarf
Thursday, October 6th, 2022A liberal critic excoriates the former Prime Minister and DK Chairman for using Mr Orbán’s physical stature to attack him politically. READ MORE
DK forms shadow government
Thursday, September 22nd, 2022Commentators on both sides of the political divide are sceptical about the chances of the Democratic Coalition to represent a counterweight to the government on its own. READ MORE
A critique of opposition backstage bargaining and infighting
Thursday, July 1st, 2021A left-wing columnist warns opposition parties that their tactical alliances and skirmishes do not convey the impression of a resolute coalition ready to take the reins of government into its hands. READ MORE
Democratic Coalition and Jobbik conclude primary pact
Tuesday, June 15th, 2021Jobbik’s former leader explains the reasons behind such a surprising alliance, while a conservative pundit accuses Jobbik of betraying its origins. A leftist commentator lambasts Jobbik and Karácsony for supporting a Socialist candidate accused of corruption. READ MORE
Two MSZP mayors join the DK
Thursday, February 27th, 2020Commenting on the decision of two recently elected Budapest district mayors to leave the Socialist Party and join the Democratic Coalition, a left-wing columnist believes such ‘tug-of-war games’ within the opposition will harm their electoral chances. READ MORE