Fidesz still number one, TISZA strong second
Tuesday, June 11th, 2024An independent analyst believes that Sunday’s municipal and European elections have opened a new era in Hungarian politics. READ MORE
PM Orbán seen as unchallenged for a long time to come
Saturday, May 27th, 2023A pro-government analyst believes the four consecutive sweeping electoral victories of Fidesz have opened a new era in Hungarian history. READ MORE
A left-wing take on the Left’s defeat
Thursday, April 21st, 2022A leftist analyst describes PM Orbán’s fourth consecutive landslide electoral victory as a historic setback for the Left. READ MORE
Left accused of collaborating with ‘neo-Nazis’
Saturday, August 7th, 2021A pro-government commentator accuses the Left of abandoning their values by cooperating with Jobbik politicians who in the past expressed racist and homophobic views. READ MORE
Calls for a ‘national’ Left
Friday, July 9th, 2021A left-wing political scientist thinks that the Left needs to endorse patriotism if it wants to strengthen solidarity and equality. READ MORE
Most remaining Covid restrictions to be lifted
Friday, June 25th, 2021As the government announces the lifting of Covid restrictions, a conservative commentator accuses the Left of endangering lives by weakening their supporters’ willingness to get vaccinated. READ MORE
Opposition backs candidate despite anti-Semitic slurs
Monday, August 24th, 2020A conservative liberal Jewish pundit finds it nauseating that opposition parties are willing to support what he calls an anti-Semitic, racist candidate in the October by-election in the district of Szerencs in north-east Hungary. READ MORE
An environmentalist condemns the US riots
Monday, July 6th, 2020A veteran sociologist who has led several campaigns in defence of the environment deplores the international left for supporting the destructive and often violent rioting across the United States and in some West European countries. READ MORE
Sceptical opinions on the chances of the Left
Monday, June 29th, 2020A left-wing commentator calls on the opposition to boycott the 2022 Parliamentary election. An alt-left blogger thinks that in the absence of a clear vision and strong local presence, the opposition cannot defeat Fidesz. A pro-government columnist contends that the opposition’s ‘Frankenstein coalition’ would be corrupt. READ MORE
Prospects of a united opposition
Tuesday, January 7th, 2020A left-wing as well as a pro-government commentator think that the opposition needs first of all a strong and charismatic leader to unite voters dissatisfied with the current government.