Simicska to ally with Jobbik?
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016The leading left-wing daily suspects that Lajos SImicska, a former ally of PM Orbán will openly support and help Jobbik in an effort to defeat Fidesz. READ MORE
A conservative take on Jobbik’s moderate stance
Thursday, June 2nd, 2016Commenting on the re-election of Gábor Vona as party leader, a Hungarian-American investor in the leading pro-government daily dismisses Jobbik’s shift to the centre as ‘a mere stunt’ intended to deceive moderate voters.
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Vona re-elected as Jobbik leader
Tuesday, May 31st, 2016Left-wing and centrist commentators think that Gábor Vona wants to increase his own power in order to shift the radical party to the centre and challenge Fidesz from there. READ MORE
Jobbik sheds its radicalism
Friday, May 20th, 2016The co-founder of Jobbik, now a Fidesz supporter, is sceptical about party leader Gábor Vona’s attempt to rebrand his party as a moderate political force. READ MORE
Vona moves towards the centre
Monday, May 2nd, 2016Commenting on the move of Jobbik’s Chairman to remove several vice presidents in an attempt to transform Jobbik into a broad based party, a radical right-wing pundit argues that the party Chairman must be given a free hand to choose his deputies.
Vona to purge the Jobbik leadership of radicals
Monday, April 25th, 2016As Jobbik leader Gábor Vona
Speculation about an anti-Orbán grand coalition
Monday, March 14th, 2016A well-known leftist pundit’s musings on hvg.hu last week have triggered an intense debate about whether a ‘technical’ electoral alliance of opposition parties is on the horizon. READ MORE
Jobbik leader Gábor Vona’s annual speech
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016Commenting on the Jobbik leader’s annual address to his party, a moderate columnist wonders if the radical right-wing party can move to the political centre and challenge Fidesz as a more moderate people’s party. READ MORE
Accusations fly over Jobbik’s Russian connections
Thursday, January 21st, 2016An op-ed piece in Magyar Idők crticizes remarks made by Jobbik chairman Gábor
EU Parliament lifts Jobbik MEP’s immunity
Friday, October 16th, 2015A left-wing and a pro-government pundit agree that during the investigation into an MEP‘s alleged spying activity for Russia (see BudaPost through May 20, 2014) Jobbik will have to clarify if it is in any way inked to the Russian secret services. READ MORE