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.
Press Roundup: Márki-Zay’s Controversial Words on Covid Victims A pro-government commentator lambasts opposition frontrunner Márki-Zay for saying that elderly Fidesz voters have been decimated by the pandemic. A... 2022.01.05.
