Opinions diverge on how successful the government and the opposition have been in tackling the paedophile pardon crisis and on Hungary’s long-drawn-out reluctance to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership. READ MORE
A pro-government commentator suggests that Hungary has kept Sweden waiting for the ratification of its bid for NATO membership as a reaction to the harm caused by sanctions against Hungary which were supported by Sweden. READ MORE
A pro-government pundit welcomes a military-industrial agreement under preparation between Sweden and Hungary, as more noteworthy than the planned parliamentary vote on Sweden’s NATO membership. READ MORE
A pro-government commentator compares the US ambassador to erstwhile Soviet oppressors because of his presence at Mondays’ extraordinary session of Parliament which was convened at the initiative of the opposition to vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO but boycotted by the governing majority. A liberal author dismisses such comparison as absurd. READ MORE
A leading aid to PM Orbán denied allegations that Hungary’s approval of Sweden’s membership of the Atlantic Alliance depends on Turkey’s position. READ MORE
A pro-government columnist lambasts the opposition for its ’substandard’ reactions to the Prime Minister’s address in the first session of Parliament after the summer recess. READ MORE
Critics of the government furiously condemn Fidesz for repeatedly bringing up new reasons for delaying the vote on Sweden’s bid to join NATO. A pro-government analyst believes that the misgivings of the government side are well-founded. READ MORE
A liberal commentator dismisses the latest argument brought up by the government side against approving Sweden’s bid for NATO membership. READ MORE
A left-wing pundit lambasts the House speaker who doubts whether Hungary should agree to Sweden’s accession to NATO. READ MORE
A veteran right-wing journalist hopes the Hungarian Parliament will refuse to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership in the wake of a Swedish video on the state of democracy in Hungary. READ MORE