Lajos Simicska’s war on Fidesz
Friday, April 7th, 2017A pro-government commentator and a political analyst ponder the implications of the coordinated attack by media mogul Lajos Simicska and Jobbik on PM Orbán. READ MORE
Dispute over ‘pseudo-NGOs’ heats up
Friday, January 13th, 2017Left-wing and liberal sources liken the government’s plans to require asset declarations from NGO executives to totalitarian and dictatorial policies. Centrist commentators welcome more transparency but criticize the harsh language. A conservative columnist thinks that the proposal is a mere political red herring. READ MORE
NGO executives to be required to submit assets declarations
Thursday, January 12th, 2017As Parliament prepares to discuss a bill that would require executives of NGOs to declare their assets annually, a left-wing columnist accuses the government of trying to silence its critics. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, thinks the proposed legislation will promote transparency. READ MORE
Former Socialist PM calls for grand anti-Orbán coalition
Saturday, December 31st, 2016A left-wing and a pro-government pundit both question the desirability and feasibility of former Socialist Prime Minister Péter Medgyessy’s call for a grand coalition of left-wing parties and Jobbik. READ MORE
Fidesz fights a war on two fronts
Monday, December 19th, 2016A liberal commentator thinks that Fidesz is waging a war on two fronts. On the one hand, this is a struggle with Jobbik for the allegiance of the more radical right-wing leaning voters, while on the other the ruling party also wants to lure left-wing voters. READ MORE
Hungarian-German ‘ideological differences’ challenged
Saturday, December 17th, 2016A conservative pundit explains the political friction between Angela Merkel and the Hungarian centre-right government in terms of the different paths of consolidation pursued in Hungary and Germany rather than by ideological divergences. READ MORE
The political landscape after the referendum
Monday, October 10th, 2016Commentators across the political spectrum ponder the implications of the 2 October quota referendum for the main parties and their mobilization strategies. READ MORE
First reactions to the quota referendum
Tuesday, October 4th, 2016Commenting on the quota referendum results, left-
The MSZP accused of ‘playing the regime game’
Monday, September 19th, 2016A liberal conservative political scientist provoked an uproar by describing the Socialist Party as an integral part of PM Orbán’s régime. But another analyst soon followed in his footsteps. READ MORE
The political stakes of the quota referendum
Monday, September 12th, 2016Analysts across the political spectrum ponder the potential implications of the 2 October migrant quota referendum for Hungarian domestic politics and the European Union. READ MORE