Press Roundup: Row Over Hungary’s Lost Winter Olympics Gold A left-wing commentator believes the government should protest against the disqualification of the Hungarian winner of the speed skating short... 2022.02.11.
Two Months to Go: Fidesz’s Popularity Growing but Race Still Open The pollsters not close to the Fidesz government found that the two major sides are still roughly neck-and-neck, although the... 2022.02.08.
Press Roundup: OSCE Prepares for ‘Full-Scale’ Electoral Monitoring in Hungary A pro-government analyst sees the decision to send an unusually large (for an EU country) electoral monitoring mission to Hungary... 2022.02.08.
Press Roundup: The Geopolitical Implications of the Ukraine Crisis Pundits right across the political spectrum try to see through the smokescreen in order to make sense of the Ukraine... 2022.02.07.
Press Roundup: More on PM Orbán’s Moscow Visit A left-wing commentator thinks that President Putin’s demand that NATO pull back from Eastern Europe (to the 1997 status quo)... 2022.02.04.
Covid-19 in January: Skyrocketing Case Numbers but Fewer Deaths Shortly after the fourth Covid-19 wave ended in Hungary, the appearance of the Omicron variant reignited the virus. The new... 2022.02.03.
Press Roundup: PM Orbán’s Visit to Moscow A pro-government commentator thinks that PM Orbán managed to broker important economic deals with President Putin. A liberal commentator, on... 2022.02.03.
Press Roundup: Teachers Launch Warning-Strike A left-wing commentator accuses the government of ignoring the legitimate demands of teachers and trying to limit their right to... 2022.02.01.
Press Roundup: A Televised Duel between Orbán and Márki-Zay Deemed Unlikely A liberal media expert and a highly opinionated right-wing pundit equally believe that Prime Minister Orbán will not agree to... 2022.01.31.
Press Roundup: Prime Minister Orbán to Visit Moscow A liberal and a conservative weekly disagree on the chances of a serious military conflict between Russia and Ukraine –... 2022.01.31.
Press Roundup: Hungary Calls for Calm over Ukraine As Foreign Minister Szíjjártó calls on his European counterparts to refrain from anything that might intensify East-West confrontation over Ukraine,... 2022.01.27.
Press Roundup: Márki Zay Calls Pro-Gov’t Journalists ’Handicapped’ The opposition frontrunner is criticised for his inadvertent use of sensitive terms. Hungarian press roundup by budapost.eu [embed_article article_id=192364] In Magyar... 2022.01.26.
Press Roundup: Speculations about Foreign Interference in Hungarian Elections A pro-government columnist fears that foreign agencies including the CIA may interfere in the Hungarian election to help the opposition.... 2022.01.24.
Press Roundup: Prime Minister Orbán to Visit Moscow A liberal commentator finds it highly controversial of Prime Minister Orbán to pay a visit to Russian President Putin at... 2022.01.22.
Press Roundup: Debate on Election Debate A left-wing commentator claims that Prime Minister Orbán is afraid to participate in a public debate with opposition frontrunner Márki-Zay... 2022.01.20.
Press Roundup: Weeklies Weigh Up Márki-Zay Pro-government pundits claim the opposition candidate for Prime Minister is absolutely unfit for the job. Left-wing commentators also remark on... 2022.01.17.
Press Roundup: Orbán Gov’t Supports Kazakh Government An alt-left pundit vituperates against the government for supporting the Kazakh authorities, while a pro-government columnist condemns what he calls... 2022.01.12.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Stakes in the April Election The two leading liberal weeklies urge the opposition to stand firm behind Péter Márki-Zay, despite his gaffes. A pro-government commentator... 2022.01.10.
Press Roundup: Former National Bank President Predicts Restrictions after Election György Surányi, who served as President of the National Bank under a socialist-liberal government in the 1990s, sees monetary and... 2022.01.08.
Press Roundup: Márki-Zay to be Left without Own Parliamentary Group A pro-government commentator writes that the opposition parties wanted to teach Péter Márki-Zay a lesson by not allowing him to... 2022.01.07.
Covid in December: 4th Wave Peak, Easing Epidemic Situation, Appearance of Omicron Looking at the data from December, it is clear that the fourth wave of the coronavirus epidemic peaked in Hungary... 2022.01.05.
