City of Budapest faces bankruptcy
Saturday, April 22nd, 2023As Budapest announces austerity measures, opinions diverge on whom to blame for the financial troubles of the capital. READ MORE
Further analyses of the opposition breakthrough
Monday, November 4th, 2019After losing ten consecutive local and national elections by a landslide majority, the opposition won mayoral posts in 11 out of 23 major cities throughout Hungary on 13 October. The surprise development still gives commentators ample food for thought. READ MORE
Weeklies on the coming municipal elections
Monday, September 23rd, 2019With just three weeks till the municipal elections, commentators in the weeklies and the weekend editions of the dailies ponder the chances of the opposition to defeat Fidesz candidates in Budapest and major provincial cities. READ MORE
Opposition Budapest mayoral campaign kicks off
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019A left-wing pundit expresses concern that in the event of an opposition victory in the Budapest mayoral election, the government will punish the capital by not giving it enough money. A pro-government columnist thinks that Gergely Karácsony lacks the necessary expertise and vision to lead Budapest. READ MORE
Government side accused of destroying green urban areas
Friday, August 30th, 2019A left-wing columnist accuses the Mayor of Budapest and the government of ignoring people’s elementary need for a green urban environment. READ MORE
DK launches Mayoral candidate
Saturday, June 8th, 2019Left wing analysts suggest that former TV host Olga Kálmán stands a real chance of defeating Gergely Karácsony, until now the only left-wing candidate in the opposition primary later this month. A right-wing commentator finds it inconsistent of the Democratic Coalition to propose her candidacy at the last moment, just before the vote. READ MORE
Demszky dismisses OLAF report
Thursday, February 16th, 2017In a lengthy article in the main pro-government daily Budapest Mayor István Tarlós does not accuse his liberal predecessor of corruption, but finds his attempt to discredit the EU report on the Metro 4 project pathetic. READ MORE
Budapest projects in limbo
Monday, June 16th, 2014The leading left-wing daily contends that the government wants to punish the left- and liberal leaning capital city by redirecting structural development funds to its core constituencies in the countryside. The main pro-government daily is convinced that infrastructural projects will not grind to a halt in Budapest. READ MORE
Dispute over the Sirály cultural club
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013A left-wing daily accuses the Mayor of Budapest of closing down a cultural club in order to silence anti-government protesters. A pro-government commentator believes that the Jewish cultural organization running the Sirály cultural club without paying rent used its resources to orchestrate anti-government protest. READ MORE
Rogán vs Tarlós: a sign that the PM is weakening?
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012A left wing columnist speculates that the conflict between Budapest Mayor István Tarlós and one of Fidesz’s young shots, Antal Rogán, Mayor of the capital’s 5th district might be a sign that PM Viktor Orbán’s position is weakening. READ MORE