LMP protesting against “oligarchs”
In a comment on the LMP’s protest action against what they consider the government’s clientelism and corruption, one left-wing commentator criticizes the party for what he considers an ineffective...
View ArticleWas Közgép’s ad an attempt to bribe Népszava?
Leading Socialist politicians condemn Népszava for printing a full page advertisement by Közgép, a construction company widely believed to be the backbone of a Fidesz-friendly business empire. The...
View ArticleCracks on both sides before municipal elections
A left-liberal webmagazine expects a real clash within the Fidesz camp after the municipal elections in October, while a pro-government commentator suggests that “a new era will begin” on both sides....
View ArticleMight Simicska run for Veszprém seat?
Commentators across the political spectrum believe that if the Fidesz tycoon does actually challenge the official Fidesz candidate in the by-election scheduled for February next year, then the rift...
View ArticleSimicska bitterly opposed to 5 per cent advertising tax
The dailies build long stories around one single sentence uttered by the owner of Magyar Nemzet and HírTV, according to which any increase in the ads tax to be paid by most media outlets will lead to...
View ArticleWill Simicska wage his media war on his own?
Commentators wonder how far the feud between Prime Minister Orbán and his former friend and treasurer will go, and what impact it will have on the main right-wing media outlets which are ultimately...
View ArticleFurther ruminations on Simicska
A pro-government analyst suspects that media mogul Lajos Simicska, a former friend and close ally of PM Orbán may have orchestrated the recent campaign against government politicians. Left-wing...
View ArticlePM Orbán’s ’State of the Nation’ address
Discussing the Prime Minister’s annual speech to his followers, commentators wonder if his exhortation to work and fight harder will be sufficient to reinvigorate the increasingly sluggish Fidesz...
View ArticleWeeklies on Simicska’s accusations
Left-wing magazines point out how damaging the charge levelled against the Prime Minister by his former close ally is. Liberal pundits think the uncertainty about former real or imagined police...
View ArticleJobbik increases its support
Commentators both on Left and Right believe that the campaign by media mogul Lajos Simicska against Fidesz has helped Jobbik to increase its popularity. According to the latest opinion poll published...
View ArticleTV2’s new ownership contested
As two rival tycoons claim to have bought Hungary’s number two commercial television company, analysts tried to disentangle the legal maze surrounding the matter. As soon as Hungarian American film...
View ArticleFriction over Budapest advertising columns
A left-liberal weekly accuses the government of abusing its power, as the Budapest Municipal Council removes advertisement columns owned by Lajos Simicska. Last year, the Budapest Municipal Council...
View ArticleIndex and Népszabadság for sale?
Widespread rumours that Lajos Simicska will buy Index and that a pro-government consortium plans to take over the main left-wing daily prompt a right-wing analyst to suggest that Index will be put at...
View ArticleSimicska to ally with Jobbik?
The leading left-wing daily suspects that Lajos SImicska, a former ally of PM Orbán will openly support and help Jobbik in an effort to defeat Fidesz. On Monday, Népszabadság reported that former...
View ArticleNépszabadság saga rolls on
A pro-government pundit accepts the explanation that Népszabadság had to be closed down out of financial considerations. He feels bad at the same time because his left-wing colleagues have lost their...
View ArticleLajos Simicska’s war on Fidesz
A pro-government commentator and a political analyst ponder the implications of the coordinated attack by media mogul Lajos Simicska and Jobbik on PM Orbán. In an interview with 24.hu, media mogul...
View ArticleCampaign ad law amendments rejected by Parliament
A pro-government commentator accuses opposition parties of corruption after opposition MPs rejected the government’s amendments to the political campaign law. Magyar Nemzet’s columnist, on the other...
View ArticlePoster bill is back in parliament
As the government tries to push its ban on political posters outside electoral campaigns through Parliament, a left-wing commentator claims that if successful, this would deprive opposition parties...
View ArticleSimicska’s war continues
As the media mogul Lajos Simicska continues his war on Prime Minister Orbán, a pro-government commentator accuses the Left of applying double standards. A left-wing columnist wonders whether Mr...
View ArticleJobbik as the central theme of year-end politics
As the Jobbik party stands accused of illicit campaign financing, columnists on Left and Right ponder the impact of its billboard-financing controversy on party politics and electoral chances. On...
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