Press Roundup: Fidesz Wins Two-Thirds Majority for the Fourth Time in a Row Both a pro-government and a liberal pundit predict that after Sunday’s landslide Fidesz victory, the opposition alliance will disintegrate. Hungarian... 2022.04.04.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Election Commentators from right across the political spectrum see the election as an existential battle for Hungary’s soul and future. A... 2022.04.02.
Press Roundup: Last Polls before the Election All the pollster companies project a Fidesz victory in the Sunday election, but a former conservative MP who is now... 2022.04.01.
Press Roundup: Ukraine War in the Election Campaign The leading pro-government daily fears that an opposition victory in the Sunday election could result in Hungary joining a potential... 2022.03.31.
Press Roundup: Weeklies’ Battlefield Reports on the Final Stretch of the Electoral Campaign With just one week to go until the parliamentary elections, left-wing analysts are less confident in their electoral expectations than... 2022.03.28.
Press Roundup: OSCE Observers Release Negative Interim Report on Campaign Conditions in Hungary Pro-government outlets see the interim report by OSCE observers as heavily biased. The nationwide left-wing daily finds such rebuttals hypocritical.... 2022.03.25.
Press Roundup: Polls Show Fidesz Still in the Lead Two Weeks before Election According to two new polls, the Ukraine war has not significantly changed party preferences in Hungary, despite the diametrically opposed... 2022.03.21.
Press Roundup: March 15 National Holiday in the Shadow of the Ukraine War A conservative and a left-wing commentator reflect on Hungary’s 1848 revolution and war of independence in the light of the... 2022.03.15.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the War in Ukraine Two pro-government outlets devote their weekly editorials to the selfless assistance Hungarians are offering to Ukrainian refugees, while their opposition-leaning... 2022.03.14.
Press Roundup: Katalin Novák Elected President of Hungary Left and right-wing commentaries offer diametrically opposing evaluations of the newly elected President. One side points out her allegiance to... 2022.03.12.
Press Roundup: Opposing Views on Gas Imports from Russia A left-wing commentator proposes that Hungarians cut back their consumption of natural gas, to reduce the country’s dependence on Russian... 2022.03.11.
Press Roundup: The fallout of the Ukraine War on Hungary Pundits and political analysts across the political spectrum ponder if and how the Ukraine war might impact the party preferences... 2022.03.07.
Press Roundup: Hungary’s Economic Outlook Seen Uncertain A leading investment banker predicts that the war in Ukraine will have negative economic implications for Hungary where fast inflation... 2022.03.05.
Press Roundup: Different Takes on Hungary’s Dependency on Russian Gas A pro-government columnist lambasts the opposition for demanding more independence from Russian energy imports. A liberal pundit accuses the government... 2022.03.04.
Press Roundup: Commentators Quarrel over Hungary’s Stance on Ukraine A centrist analyst finds the government’s support for Ukraine at best lukewarm. A right-wing commentator accuses the opposition of spinning... 2022.03.03.
Press Roundup: Hungary Blocks the Transit of Lethal Weapons to Ukraine A pro-government and a left-wing columnist disagree fiercely on the government’s decision not to send weapons and not even allow... 2022.03.02.
Press Roundup: Tens of Thousands Flee Ukraine A pro-government commentator contrasts the tens of thousands of ‘white and Christian genuine refugees’ from Ukraine, with those he calls... 2022.03.01.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on Ukraine The weeklies went to print before the Russian onslaught on Ukraine began in the early hours of Thursday, but they... 2022.02.28.
Press Roundup: More Comments on the Ukraine War Opposition-leaning commentators squarely condemn Russia, while pro-government ones agree to sanctions on Moscow but lambast the opposition candidate for Prime... 2022.02.26.
Press Roundup: First Comments on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine A liberal correspondent believes that Russia intends to topple the Kiev government but will not attempt to keep Ukraine under... 2022.02.25.
Press Roundup: Hungary Joins EU Sanctions against Russia As the EU imposes another round of sanctions in response to Russia’s moves in eastern Ukraine, commentators try to make... 2022.02.24.
