Joint legal initiatives by the Left and Jobbik
Tuesday, July 18th, 2017A pro-government commentator accuses left-wing opposition parties of hypocrisy after a series of joint moves with Jobbik. READ MORE
New far-right groups registered
Thursday, July 13th, 2017A conservative and a pro-government commentator agree that the birth of two racist far-right groups is a consequence of Jobbik’s shift towards the centre. READ MORE
Jobbik calls for European wage equality
Monday, July 10th, 2017As the Jobbik party calls for European level wages for Hungarian employees, a former Minister of Industry and Trade cautions against such state intervention. READ MORE
Weeklies on the prospect of a broad anti-Fidesz coalition
Monday, June 19th, 2017Commentators from right across the political spectrum express their doubts about the potential of a broad anti-Fidesz coalition, which aims to change the current electoral law. READ MORE
Local by-elections in Budapest
Wednesday, April 26th, 2017A liberal commentator interprets the results of two district by-elections held in Budapest as proof that Fidesz is losing support and that Jobbik is becoming insignificant in the capital. READ MORE
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
Further ruminations on Jobbik’s turn to the centre
Monday, January 16th, 2017Although all the involved parties have dismissed such speculations, pundits both on Left and Right continue to discuss the potential of a broad anti-Fidesz opposition including both the left-wing parties and Jobbik. READ MORE
House Speaker Kövér says power can be wearing
Thursday, January 5th, 2017A left-wing columnist praises the Speaker for his sincerity about the negative side-effects of power on a ruling party, but rejects his idea that the Left intends to ally itself with radical right-wing Jobbik in order to defeat Fidesz. 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