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
Former liberal leader fears Hungary’s isolation
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023In a long article, Viktor Orbán’s erstwhile friend, co-founder of Fidesz and then opponent as a liberal leader calls on the Prime Minister to sit down for talks with President Zelensky of Ukraine and negotiate with EC President Ursula von der Leyen. READ MORE
Left-liberal pundits describe PM Orbán as a conflict-seeking tactician
Thursday, May 18th, 2023Two critics of the government believe the Prime Minister is leading Hungary into a fatal clash with the European Union. READ MORE
Zelensky allegedly suggested blowing up Russian pipeline to Hungary
Tuesday, May 16th, 2023A pro-government commentator is outraged by a leaked suggestion from the Ukrainian president to ‘blow up the Druzhba pipeline that provides oil to Hungary’. A liberal pundit describes Zelensky’s reported words as an off-the-cuff remark spoken in a moment of anger. READ MORE
A left-wing take on CPAC Hungary
Tuesday, May 9th, 2023Four days after the event, the nationwide left-wing daily dismisses the gist of the Prime Minister’s keynote speech at the CPAAC Hungary conference as nonsensical. READ MORE
PM Orbán addresses CPAC Budapest
Saturday, May 6th, 2023A pro-government commentator endorses the ideas expressed by the Prime Minister in his keynote speech at the second CPAC conference held in as many years in Budapest. READ MORE
Weeklies on the Pope’s visit to Hungary
Monday, May 1st, 2023The Papal visit has provoked fierce recriminations across the political divide. Each side accuses the other of instrumentalising the presence of the Pontiff for political purposes. READ MORE
Are the strategies of PM Orbán and President Macron alike?
Tuesday, April 25th, 2023An international affairs analyst sees similarities between the views of the two leaders, but only in their refusal to be subservient to the United States. READ MORE
Weeklies on US – Hungary relations
Monday, April 24th, 2023Opposition-leaning authors vituperate against the government, which they see as an outlier in both NATO and the European Union. Pro-government commentators praise Hungary’s leaders for defending the country’s sovereignty. READ MORE
PM Orbán says US-Hungarian friendship must withstand divergence over the war in Ukraine
Monday, April 17th, 2023An opposition-leaning columnist finds the deterioration in US-Hungarian relations worrisome but believes neither of the two parties want to deepen the enmity any further. A pro-government commentator sees the discord as a conflict between the US Left and Right rather than one between two countries. READ MORE