First appraisals of 2020
Friday, January 1st, 2021Political commentators on both sides of the political divide depict 2020 in dark colours and brace for even tougher clashes next year. READ MORE
A left-liberal take on electoral chances
Tuesday, December 29th, 2020An op-ed article in the nationwide left-wing daily suggests that the opposition should abandon its cosmopolitan rhetoric and produce less compromised leaders to stand a fair chance of defeating Fidesz. READ MORE
Prospects of the joint opposition in the 2022 election
Monday, December 28th, 2020A pro-government pundit suggests that the opposition alliance is held together only by hatred of the Orbán government. Two centrist pundits debate the opposition’s vision. READ MORE
Christmas in the shadow of Covid-19
Thursday, December 24th, 2020In their Christmas opinion articles, a conservative and a liberal commentator ponder the broader implications of the pandemic. READ MORE
Opposition parties join forces
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020As the main opposition parties announce their agreement to run jointly in the 2022 Parliamentary election, a pro-government and a left-wing pundit assess their chances. READ MORE
LMP joins opposition alliance
Tuesday, December 8th, 2020A pro-government commentator interprets the decision of the Politics Can Be Different Party to join the opposition cooperation in the 2022 election to mean that former PM Gyurcsány ‘now has full control’ of the opposition parties. READ MORE
Row over electoral law amendments
Saturday, November 14th, 2020A pro-government columnist finds opposition criticism of the amendments proposed to the electoral law groundless and even absurd, arguing that the proposal targeting tiny pseudo-parties. A liberal commentator agrees that the proposed changes are not all unfavourable for the opposition, but nonetheless deems it problematic that the government tables such important policy reforms under the coronavirus emergency. READ MORE
More repercussions of the Borsod by-election
Wednesday, October 14th, 2020Pundits across the political spectrum ponder the implications of the joint opposition candidate’s defeat in the Borsod 6 district by-election. READ MORE
Fidesz candidate wins by-election
Tuesday, October 13th, 2020As the governing party candidate wins the by-election in the Borsod 6 constituency in northeast Hungary, a pro-government commentator predicts a tough battle between Fidesz and the opposition in the 2022 Parliamentary election. A left-wing pundit believes that the opposition needs credible messages to defeat Fidesz. READ MORE
Analyst thinks Election 2022 is ’mission possible’ for the opposition
Wednesday, October 7th, 2020A centrist political observer believes the united opposition might well defeat Fidesz in 2022 – but in its present state would be unable to govern successfully. READ MORE