Migration issues in the local election campaign
Pro-government commentators accuse the Left of downplaying the threats and dangers of illegal migration. A liberal commentator, on the other hand, accuses the government of anti-immigrant...
View ArticleDK criticized by its former Vice-President
A liberal economist who served as the Vice-President of former PM Gyurcsány’s Democratic Coalition pours scorn on the party for advocating what he regards as demagogic social welfare and anti-trade...
View ArticleFerenc Gyurcsány’s bid for the leadership of the opposition
A pro-government and a left-wing columnist claim in unison that former Prime Minister Gyurcsány is becoming the leader of the opposition. In an interview with Magyar Narancs, the Democratic Coalition’s...
View ArticleGovernment caps coronavirus test price
As the government sets a maximum charge for coronavirus private tests and the opposition demands that they be provided completely free of charge, a liberal commentator deems capped prices harmful. On...
View ArticleDispute over new lockdowns and vaccination rollout
Left-wing commentators criticize the government’s vaccination strategy. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, lambasts the opposition for weakening trust in Eastern jabs. In Népszava, János...
View ArticleMárki-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 put his own candidates on the opposition ballot. A liberal pundit thinks...
View ArticleDK shadow government holds first press conference
A pro-government and a liberal commentator both think that the Democratic Coalition shadow government’s first press conference lacked political vision and content. Magyar Hírlap’s László Petrin sees...
View ArticleTeachers’ protest on October 23
A pro-government analyst and a left-wing commentator offer diametrically opposed interpretations of the teachers’ demonstrations joined by tens of thousands in Budapest on 23 October. In an interview...
View ArticleDK launches online TV channel
A liberal commentator accuses the Democratic Coalition of trying to emulate government propaganda by launching its own – equally biased – YouTube television channel. On Friday, the Democratic Coalition...
View ArticleOpposition candidate wins Jászberény by-election
Commentators ponder the implications of the Jászberény mayoral by-election victory, by a Jobbik candidate supported by most left-wing parties. On Sunday, Lóránt Budai, the joint candidate of five...
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