Fidesz popularity unbroken
Friday, November 30th, 2018A conservative political scientist claims that due to Fidesz migration politics, radical parties are much weaker in Hungary than in most European countries. READ MORE
Government scraps home savings subsidies scheme
Friday, October 19th, 2018A left-wing columnist lambasts the government for phasing out home savings subsidies. A pro-government commentator welcomes the decision as, in his view, the programme has benefitted banks more than families. READ MORE
Dispute with EU rolls on
Monday, September 24th, 2018Commentators right across the political spectrum ponder the implications of the European People’s Party’s decision to keep Fidesz within its ranks, and French President Macron’s suggestion that EU funding should be conditional on accepting a common EU border policy. READ MORE
Left-wing opposition protests against government
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018A pro-government commentator accuses left-wing parties that supported the recent resolution of the European Parliament to punish Hungary, of treason. An alt-left blogger thinks that the Left’s call for demonstrations is futile and even counterproductive. READ MORE
Paparazzi photo of PM’s daughter
Saturday, August 25th, 2018With reference to a photo of the PM’s daughter, a columnist in the leading left-wing daily accuses the government of ignorance and arrogance. A Marxist philosopher calls on the Left to leave family members of politicians out of political skirmishes. READ MORE
Imre Nagy statue to be removed to new site
Tuesday, July 24th, 2018A conservative critic of the government accuses the governing party of failing to find a place in its ideology for the remembrance of the martyred Prime Minister of the 1956 revolution. READ MORE
Liberal fears over entrenched privacy norms
Monday, July 16th, 2018A liberal columnist fears that the constitutional amendments on privacy will decrease transparency. READ MORE
Fidesz candidates win Budapest local elections
Wednesday, July 11th, 2018As Fidesz candidates win landslides in two Budapest district elections, a left-wing commentator accuses the government of fraudulent propaganda. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, thinks that the opposition parties have lost all their credibility. READ MORE
The end of alternating governance
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018A centrist political scientist blames the Left for its own sad plight. For the past 150 years, it was the norm that Hungary was ruled by one dominant party for decades. The Left missed its chance, while Fidesz has managed to fill the void, he suggests. READ MORE
Controversial government policies seen as a ‘conservative revolution’
Wednesday, May 30th, 2018A pro-government political scientist interprets the oft-criticised policies of the Hungarian government as efforts aimed at completing the transition from the Communist regime. READ MORE