Karácsony in for a tough second term
Thursday, June 6th, 2024Analysts take Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony’s re-election on Sunday this week for granted but predict that he will not have a stable majority behind him in the city council. READ MORE
Weeklies on the electoral campaign
Monday, May 27th, 2024Left-wing and liberal commentators lambast the campaigning style of the government, while pro-government weeklies see the electoral clash as a confrontation between ‘the forces of peace and sovereignty’ on the one hand, and ‘war and globalism’ on the other. READ MORE
Magyar and Vitézy seen as harbingers of a new opposition
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024A commentator believes that any real threat to Fidesz rule may come from within the ruling party itself. READ MORE
Dávid Vitézy runs for Mayor of Budapest
Thursday, March 21st, 2024Analysts ponder the impact of the public transport expert entering the mayoral election in June. READ MORE
Leftist columnist suggests two opposition electoral lists
Thursday, January 25th, 2024An alt-left commentator finds it obvious that to maximise their chances, opposition parties should run for the forthcoming municipal elections on two parallel electoral liists. READ MORE
Tug of war over Budapest public transport continues
Thursday, January 11th, 2024A commentator hopes the government and Budapest will find a compromise on financing public transport in and around the capital. READ MORE
Weeklies’ expectations for the New Year
Monday, January 8th, 2024Opposition-leaning commentators depict a pessimistic image of Hungary’s political future, while their pro-government counterparts hope that the country has left the difficulties of the past two years behind. READ MORE
Two critical takes on the mayor of Budapest
Wednesday, December 20th, 2023Six months before local elections, an environmentalist, and an alt-left critic of Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony acknowledge his good intentions but find his performance unsatisfactory. READ MORE
Parliament to change the Budapest electoral system
Saturday, December 2nd, 2023Opposition-leaning commentators accuse Fidesz of using far-right Mi Hazánk to change the electoral rules in Budapest in order to make it more difficult for the liberal Mayor to run the capital. READ MORE
Karácsony accused of accepting foreign electoral donations
Thursday, June 29th, 2023A pro-government columnist ridicules the explanations of the Mayor of Budapest about the donations his organisation received in foreign currencies in the runup to last year’s general elections. READ MORE