PM Orbán addresses CPAC Budapest
Saturday, May 6th, 2023A pro-government commentator endorses the ideas expressed by the Prime Minister in his keynote speech at the second CPAC conference held in as many years in Budapest. 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
Weeklies on strategic issues
Monday, February 15th, 2021Three weeklies devote long articles to Hungary’s place in the world and its attitude towards its own history. This comes in reaction to the increasingly visible animosity between the government and several important international allies, who demonstratively back the standpoint of the Hungarian opposition. READ MORE
Exchange over ‘localism’
Tuesday, May 26th, 2020An alt-left and a conservative pundit ponder the prospect of a ‘localist’ ideology shared by both Right and Left. READ MORE
Ruminations on the post-corona age
Wednesday, April 15th, 2020A left-wing and a pro-government commentator ponder the future after the coronavirus. They both believe that environmental considerations and local production will gain momentum. READ MORE
Weeklies on the coronavirus epidemic
Monday, March 16th, 2020The weeklies went to print before the Prime Minister’s announcement on Friday evening of a heightened state of emergency and the closure of all schools. All commentators write gravely about the virus, although not without political overtones. READ MORE
Conflicting assessments of the PM’s ’baby boom plan’
Friday, February 15th, 2019Left-wing analysts suggest the Prime Minister’s 7 point ’family protection plan’ is aimed at taking back the political initiative, while a pro-government pundit thinks it opens a new paradigm – and not just in Hungary. READ MORE
PM Orbán’s success explained
Tuesday, August 7th, 2018A left-wing sociologist believes that Mr Orbán’s success is due to the popularity of illiberal populist politics in the wider world READ MORE
Liberal analyst on big party system disruption
Saturday, August 13th, 2016A liberal pundit thinks that the ‘Left vs Right’ split that has been dominant in Western democracies is will soon be replaced by a ‘globalist vs nationalist’ cleavage. READ MORE