Asset Declaration: Hungary’s Politicians Hardly Have Any Savings Just like last year, the asset declarations of the Hungarian politicians were published on February 1st. With the help of... 2022.02.01.
Pro-Fidesz Org. Campaigns against Márki-Zay with Austin Powers-Themed Billboard Pro-Fidesz CÖF-CÖKA foundations have started their billboard campaign against Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition candidate for prime minister. They depict the... 2022.01.21.
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.
Márki-Zay Abandons Plan for Own Parliamentary Group after Turmoil in Opposition Alliance The opposition alliance's PM candidate, Péter Márki-Zay, said he is letting go of his aim to establish a 7th parliamentary... 2022.01.05.
Pro-Gov’t Org CÖF to Hold ‘Peace March’ Shortly before Election The pro-Fidesz civil organization CÖF and associated foundation CÖKA have announced another peace march in Budapest for the national holiday... 2022.01.04.
Opposition: President-Nominee Novák Can Only Create the Unity of Fidesz, Not the Nation Katalin Novák is even less qualified than János Áder to counterbalance Viktor Orbán, said the united opposition's joint prime ministerial... 2021.12.22.
City Hall Case: After New Recordings, Mayor Karácsony Publishes All Sales Records since 2019 Two new recordings have been made public, with Gyula Gansperger still in the focus since our last followup on the... 2021.12.02.
PM Orbán: Fight for Low Utility Fees to Continue The government is committed to its "endless" fight to keep public utility prices low and the upcoming elections will not... 2021.11.25.
Press Roundup: Budapest Mayor Accused of Planning to Sell City Hall Pro-government media accuse the Budapest Mayor of intending to sell the City Hall building. A left-wing commentator describes the allegation... 2021.11.12.
DK Calls for Parliamentary Cttee Hearing Over High Inflation The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has proposed summoning parliament's budget committee to hear the finance minister concerning the latest inflation... 2021.11.10.
DK Sues Public Media for ‘Presenting Elk*rtuk Feature Film’s Conspiracy Theory as Fact’ The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) decided to sue the public media after one of the radio hosts was talking about... 2021.10.28.
Propaganda or Reality? – Gyurcsány Movie ELK*RTUK Causes Controversy The movie about the 2006 events including then PM Ferenc Gyurcsány's "lie-speech" and police brutality, ELK*RTUK (The cost of deception... 2021.10.26.
Press Roundup: 1956 in 2021 In their speeches on October 23, both Prime Minister Orbán and the leaders of the opposition claimed that they are... 2021.10.26.
Gyurcsány: Opposition Coalition Now ‘More Important than DK’ The coalition of opposition parties running together in the 2022 general election "is now far more important than the Democratic... 2021.10.25.
October 23: Pro-Gov’t Org CÖF Holds ‘Peace March’ to Mark 1956 and 2006 Anniversary Supporters of the pro-government Civic Union Forum (CÖF) and associated CÖKA foundation gathered to hold their Peace March to mark... 2021.10.23.
House Speaker: Regime Change Possible Thanks to ’56 Heroes The fall of the communist regime in 1989 was in part thanks to the heroes of the 1956 uprising, Speaker... 2021.10.22.
Press Roundup: Márki-Zay Gathers Support Among Intellectuals Critics of both the government and of the opposition parties welcome the result of the opposition primary but wonder what... 2021.10.22.
Press Roundup: Outsider Márki-Zay Wins Opposition Primary In their first comments after Péter Márki-Zay’s victory was announced late on Sunday night, left-liberal commentators think his unexpected success... 2021.10.20.
Dangers and Possibilities- Political Analysts’ Take on Péter Márki-Zay’s Chances What are the chances and what is the potential Achilles heel of the joint opposition's freshly-elected prime ministerial candidate and... 2021.10.19.
Fidesz Modifies Petition Campaign to Focus on Primaries Winner Márki-Zay Hungary's ruling Fidesz is making changes to its anti-Gyurcsány signature drive launched in September to put more focus on Péter... 2021.10.19.
Reactions to Márki-Zay Winning Primaries: Beginning of a New Chapter vs. Gyurcsány’s Fake-Right Candidate Péter Márki-Zay has been elected by a significant majority to lead the opposition alliance against Viktor Orbán and Fidesz-KDNP in... 2021.10.18.