As the government launches a national consultation on its differences with Brussels, asks Parliament to adopt a Sovereignty Protection Bill, and accompanies those two actions with a billboard campaign, opposition-leaning weeklies accuse it of acting against the national interest, while their pro-government counterparts argue that protecting national sovereignty is of key importance. READ MORE
A liberal commentator believes Soros Junior is less fit for the role of propaganda scarecrow than his father was. READ MORE
A left-wing pundit suggests that questions put to Hungarians by the government contain implicit lies, while the pro-government nationwide daily condemns the European Commission, after its spokesman also said that the allegations contained in the questionnaire are untrue. READ MORE
A pro-government lawyer interprets the results of the National Consultation on EU sanctions as clear endorsement of the government’s policies. A left-wing columnist thinks that the whole national consultation exercise is nothing but a costly propaganda tool. READ MORE
A veteran left-wing commentator accuses PM Orbán of playing to the gallery instead of trying to co-operate with the opposition to face the deepening crisis. READ MORE
As the government prepares to launch yet another ’national consultation’ – this time on the sanctions imposed on Russia by the West in retaliation for the war in Ukraine – commentators offer diametrically opposed views on the conflict. READ MORE
Opinions diverge sharply on the government’s claim that western sanctions do more harm to EU countries than to Russia and should therefore be scrapped. READ MORE
A centrist analyst accuses both political sides of using the COVID emergency to promote cheap propaganda. READ MORE
A liberal sociologist slams the government’s latest national consultation questionnaire as a mere propaganda tool, while a pro-government analyst sees it as a smart exercise in democracy. READ MORE