Rogán vs Tarlós: a sign that the PM is weakening?
A 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...
View ArticleRight-wing and left-wing dignitaries to demonstrate together against Jobbik’s...
An independent conservative commentator says pro-government and opposition politicians must remove Jobbik’s dirt from Hungary’s honour. For the first time since the re-establishment of democracy,...
View ArticleJewish magazine criticises liberals for opposing Rogán’s presence at...
Szombat (Sabbat) magazine welcomes the presence of Fidesz floor leader Antal Rogán at the demonstration organised in the wake of another anti-Semitic Speech by a far-right MP. (See BudaPost, November...
View ArticleOne day of unity against anti-Semitism
Columnists commenting on Sunday’s anti-Nazi demonstration wonder if the presence of both left and right-wing politicians is a harbinger of a new consensus to reject anti-Semitism. Both pro-government...
View ArticleMagyar Hírlap’s ‘scoop’ parodied in Népszava
In a blatant parody of a Magyar Hírlap story alleging that Socialist leader Mesterházy is facing a serious challenge from an older generation of party officials, Népszava writes that dissatisfied...
View ArticleRetirement accounts – the price of a hasty promise
A left-wing paper and an independent liberal commentator both excoriate the government for going back on its promise to create individual retirement accounts for those citizens who transferred their...
View ArticleUtility tariff cuts as campaign tools
Commenting on the government’s plan to transform the energy and utility providers into non-profit services, a left-wing and a centrist columnist accuse the government of welfare populism. A right-wing...
View ArticleLeft-wing daily endorses new government plan on forex mortgages
An editorial in the most read left wing daily describes the new measures to ease the burden of forex debtors as fair and balanced. Earlier this autumn the government set a deadline for banks to come up...
View ArticleNew Orbán cabinet sworn in
Commentators try to make sense of the two surprising elements of the news about the third government headed by Viktor Orbán – the planned transfer of several ministries in separate towns and the...
View ArticleForeign currency (FX) loans to be eliminated
As the government promises to convert FX loans into Forint credit by the end of the year, analysts wonder how the conversion could and should be carried out. On the basis of the guidelines issued by...
View ArticleRogán’s appointment opposed by Lázár
A left-wing commentator thinks internal feuds within the ruling party have no practical importance, as long as PM Orbán is in office. Commenting on János Lázár’s statement that he is pondering his...
View ArticlePéter Juhász, TV2 and Fidesz locked in war over wealth
Népszabadság accuses the government’s communication team of targeting people critical of those in power, while Pesti Srácok warns that opposition politicians are also public figures who must face...
View ArticleRogán accused by Portik
Claims by Tamás Portik, a prominent figure from the Hungarian underworld, that he gave a leading Fidesz politician the equivalent of 10 million forints in Euros receive a different reception in left...
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