Márki-Zay supports same sex marriage
Monday, November 29th, 2021A Christian conservative and a liberal commentator try to make sense of the opposition frontrunner’s controversial statements on Christian values and secular politics. READ MORE
Márki-Zay described as a demagogue
Saturday, November 20th, 2021A pro-government pundit bitterly attacks the opposition front-runner and frames him as a straw man socialised in American big business and run by rich Hungarians. READ MORE
Márki-Zay pledges to call referendum on the constitution
Monday, November 15th, 2021A left-wing liberal commentator finds it unlikely that the opposition could revise the constitution through a referendum if elected to govern without a two-thirds majority in Parliament. READ MORE
Ruminations on Márki-Zay’s political vision
Tuesday, November 9th, 2021An alt-left commentator sees Péter Márki-Zay as a pro-market neo-liberal politician. A pro-government commentator thinks that the opposition frontrunner wants to woo right-wing voters by pretending to endorse Christian conservative values. READ MORE
Weeklies on the possible outcome of next year’s parliamentary elections
Monday, November 8th, 2021Weekly newspapers and magazines study the prospects of opposition parties in the Hungarian parliamentary elections due in just under six months’ time. Voices close to the opposition are optimistic, cautious or even critical of their own camp. A columnist close to the incumbent government, on the other hand, warns of a witch-hunt if the current opposition win. READ MORE
Vona on PM Orbán’s chances next April
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021In two successive articles, the former Jobbik leader lists five reasons why the Prime Minister should be concerned, in the run-up to next year’s parliamentary elections – and another five factors which should reassure him. READ MORE
Former Jobbik leader on chances of opposition
Wednesday, October 27th, 2021Gábor Vona believes that the opposition parties face tough battles ahead which could jeopardize their unity. Such challenges will prevail even if they win the April election. READ MORE
Opposition-leaning weeklies on Márki-Zay as candidate for PM
Monday, October 25th, 2021Left-wing and liberal commentators warmly welcome Márki-Zay as the opposition front-runner in next year’s parliamentary election but worry if he will be able to keep the disparate forces of the opposition united during the forthcoming six months. READ MORE
Márki-Zay gathers support among intellectuals
Friday, October 22nd, 2021Critics of both the government and of the opposition parties welcome the result of the opposition primary but wonder what the programme of the centrist candidate for Prime Minister will be and how he will put it through. READ MORE
Márky-Zay wants a base in future Parliament
Thursday, October 21st, 2021A conservative columnist believes new fault-lines may appear within the opposition, as their newly elected candidate for Prime Minister asks for civic candidates to be included on the joint opposition electoral list next year. A left-liberal commentator thinks Fidesz is taking the threat of opposition victory in 2022 seriously. READ MORE