Karácsony says opposition unfit to govern
Friday, May 20th, 2022In an interview with an independent online news site, the Mayor of Budapest paints a gloomy picture of the current state of the opposition. READ MORE
Weeklies on the opposition a full month after its electoral defeat
Monday, May 9th, 2022Commentators on both sides of the political spectrum suggest that the weaknesses which sealed the opposition’s fate during the elections have further deepened over the past weeks. READ MORE
Partial opposition walkout from inaugural session
Wednesday, May 4th, 2022A prominent pro-government historian condemns the decision by many opposition MPs, who walked out of the first session of Parliament after taking their oaths of office. READ MORE
Parliament begins 4-year term
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022As the newly elected national assembly meets for the first time, commentators ponder what role remains for an opposition
which fills less than one-third of the seats. READ MORE
A left-wing critique of the opposition
Thursday, April 28th, 2022A former MP and founder of the green-left-wing LMP party attributes the electoral defeat of the opposition to liberal intellectuals who advocate what he disparagingly calls neoliberal ideologies and the import of progressive identity politics. READ MORE
Opposition landscape after defeat
Tuesday, April 12th, 2022Neither a pro-government nor a centrist pundit believe the opposition is likely to honestly investigate the causes of their electoral defeat, and thus will miss yet another chance to reconsider their strategy. READ MORE
Weeklies on Fidesz’s crushing electoral victory
Monday, April 11th, 2022Left-liberal authors hope that the opposition can pull itself together after its hugely disappointing performance at the general election on 3 April, while pro-government commentators rejoice over what they consider the right choice of the majority of the electorate. READ MORE
An independent analyst on Fidesz’s victory
Friday, April 8th, 2022A former liberal party chair, who also served for a time as a Fidesz MP, ascribes the landslide victory of the government side to its success in embracing the concerns of blue-collar Hungary. READ MORE
Left-wing takes on the defeat of the opposition
Thursday, April 7th, 2022The left-wing nationwide daily carries three opinion columns in one single issue on why the opposition suffered a crushing defeat in Sunday’s elections and what it should do next. READ MORE
Last polls before the election
Friday, April 1st, 2022All the pollster companies project a Fidesz victory in the Sunday election, but a former conservative MP who is now a supporter of the opposition is still hopeful that Fidesz will be defeated on Sunday. Centrist and pro-government pundits on the other hand take Fidesz victory for granted. READ MORE