Ruminations on the weakness of the opposition
Monday, January 9th, 2023Commentators all across the political spectrum agree that in its fragmented and weak szate, the opposition is not likely to be a challenge for Fidesz any time soon. READ MORE
Opposition ‘lack a grand narrative’
Wednesday, January 4th, 2023A left-wing political scientist explains the Left’s failure to challenge Fidesz with the opposition parties’ failure to propose a grand vision that matches ‘the Hungarian psyche’. READ MORE
Fidesz popularity remains unscathed
Thursday, December 22nd, 2022In a comment on a recent by-election result in Budapest, a left-wing columnist fears that the opposition is losing whatever has remained of its credibility and support. READ MORE
Opposition deemed weightless and irrelevant
Friday, November 25th, 2022An independent political analyst contends that as the opposition has failed to mount a credible challenge to the government, its last hope is that the government’s popularity will be eroded by external geopolitical or economic difficulties. READ MORE
Fidesz reported to lose support after restrictions
Thursday, August 4th, 2022A left-wing and a pro-government pundit comment on a survey by a left-wing pollster company which suggests a rapid decline in Fidesz support. READ MORE
Party preferences and restrictions
Tuesday, July 19th, 2022A left-wing, a conservative and a liberal analyst wonder whether discontent with the government’s recent tax and energy subsidy adjustments could give a chance to the opposition to broaden their base. READ MORE
More comments on the opposition’s by-election disaster
Wednesday, June 29th, 2022Commentators on both sides of the political divide describe the performance of opposition parties at 70 local elections on Sunday as derisory. READ MORE
Weeklies on Fidesz’s crushing electoral victory
Monday, April 11th, 2022Left-liberal authors hope that the opposition can pull itself together after its hugely disappointing performance at the general election on 3 April, while pro-government commentators rejoice over what they consider the right choice of the majority of the electorate. READ MORE
Analysts on why the opposition lost the election
Wednesday, April 6th, 2022Columnists identify two reasons behind the failure of the opposition to unseat PM Orbán’s government: the lack of unity within its ranks, and a failure to understand those described as the losers of globalisation. READ MORE
Last polls before the election
Friday, April 1st, 2022All the pollster companies project a Fidesz victory in the Sunday election, but a former conservative MP who is now a supporter of the opposition is still hopeful that Fidesz will be defeated on Sunday. Centrist and pro-government pundits on the other hand take Fidesz victory for granted. READ MORE