Fidesz candidate elected Mayor of Győr
Wednesday, January 29th, 2020Commentators ponder whether the victory of the government side at the Győr mayoral by-election puts an end to a series of opposition successes. READ MORE
Fidesz urged to quit EPP
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020A conservative pundit believes that the European People’s Party has turned to the left, and calls on the governing party to quit the EPP and found a new political group in the European Parliament. READ MORE
Praise and soft New Year criticism in the main pro-government daily
Friday, January 3rd, 2020A prominent pro-government columnist believes 2019 was the best year in Hungary’s millennial history, but warns the government side that it must change its attitudes to remain in power. READ MORE
2019 – with an eye on 2022
Tuesday, December 31st, 2019Looking back on the political events of 2019, commentators from the opposing sides of the political divide agree that the opposition represents a more serious challenge to the government than it did a year ago. READ MORE
22-year-old appointed Assistant State Secretary
Saturday, December 7th, 2019Opposition outlets find it abnormal to name a very young woman Assistant State Secretary for Youth, while a pro-government commentator accuses them of duplicity in condemning the nomination. READ MORE
Fidesz struggling to convince young voters
Friday, November 29th, 2019The leading online liberal website reports that the governing party is concerned over its faltering support among young voters. READ MORE
Friendly fire in the weeklies from Right and Left
Monday, November 18th, 2019Two pro-government commentators call on Fidesz to take the results of the October local election very seriously, and change course. A left-wing columnist cautions the opposition against revengeful politics. READ MORE
Hungarian politics still dominated by Right and Left
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019A conservative historian cautions right-wing critics of the government that if Fidesz is defeated, the officials of the pre-2010 left-liberal coalition will be back, and conservatives will be sidelined. READ MORE
Borkai announces his resignation
Friday, November 8th, 2019As the Mayor of Győr resigns in the wake of his taped debauchery scandal, a pro-government commentator suggests that he should have been forced to do so before the elections, while a liberal pundit warns the new left-wing capital city leaders that the opposition press will not be lenient with them. READ MORE
Right-wing analyst sounds the alarm after local elections
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019A pro-government political scientist calls on his governing Fidesz party to roll up its sleeves if it wants to win the parliamentary elections in 2022. READ MORE