Fidesz must reverse current trends to win in 2014
Thursday, June 14th, 2012A centrist commentator suggests that Fidesz is sliding towards electoral defeat, and to change that trend a shift would be needed in government policies. READ MORE
May 2012: a tilt in the polls?
Friday, June 8th, 2012A popular political analyst believes if elections were held today, the outcome would be uncertain – for the first time since 2010. READ MORE
Bipolar party system is likely to stay
Friday, April 27th, 2012A centrist analyst suggests that two years after the last election, no major realignment of the party system appears to be in sight, and the next election will be dominated once again, he believes, by the governing centre-right Fidesz and the Socialists – the same parties which have been competing for power since 1998. READ MORE
Speculation about an early election unfounded
Saturday, November 26th, 2011A moderate right-wing columnist finds the recent guesswork about a possible early election groundless. He believes that Fidesz has no reason to call an early vote, as it can win easily in 2014. READ MORE
Orbán still without a challenger
Monday, October 3rd, 2011Journalists and political analysts of both leftist and conservative inclinations wonder who might emerge as a rival to Viktor Orbán either as prime minister or as right-wing leader. The centre-right governing coalition is losing support, but the opposition parties have failed so far to increase their own popularity. READ MORE