809 result(s) for political editor
Hungarian Opinion on Péter Magyar, Ex-Husband of Former Justice Minister
- 11 Apr 2024 2:55 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Weekly newspapers were already on the stands when tens of thousands of people attended the 15 March rally where Péter Magyar, the divorced husband of former justice minister Judit Varga announced his plan to set up a new centrist party. This week, most commentators express scepticism about his initiative.
Hungary Marks 25 Years as NATO Member
- 16 Mar 2024 5:15 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist warns against using NATO as a means to exert pressure on Hungary.
Hungarian Opinion: Twin-Tailed Dog Party Survives its First Crisis
- 13 Mar 2024 5:53 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Although the party’s two leaders have now withdrawn their resignations, commentators see the crisis of the past days as signalling the end of the ’fun party’ as we have known it – one making fun of both the government and the opposition.
Hungarian Opinion: President Sulyok Accused of Lying About His Father
- 5 Mar 2024 7:23 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A liberal historian writes that the President’s father was a Nazi sympathiser, while a conservative author retorts that digging up the sins of the fathers of opponents is an unfair political practice.
Hungarian Opinion: Tamás Sulyok Elected President of the Republic
- 29 Feb 2024 6:07 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government analyst sees the juridical erudition of the President elected by the parliamentary majority on Monday as a guarantee against mistaken decisions.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Hungarian Opinion: New Year Expectations - Both Pessimistic & Hopeful Views from Left & Right
- 8 Jan 2024 9:27 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning commentators depict a pessimistic image of Hungary’s political future, while their pro-government counterparts hope that the country has left the difficulties of the past two years behind.
Hungarian Opinion: Electoral Tinkering & the Opposition
- 18 Dec 2023 10:25 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Critics of the government accuse it of unscrupulously manipulating electoral rules, while pro-government columnists dismiss such arguments as unsubstantiated and pitiful.
Hungarian Opinion: Parliament to Change the Budapest Electoral System
- 5 Dec 2023 5:16 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning commentators accuse Fidesz of using far-right Mi Hazánk to change the electoral rules in Budapest in order to make it more difficult for the liberal Mayor to run the capital.
Hungarian Opinion on Péter Magyar, Ex-Husband of Former Justice Minister
- 11 Apr 2024 2:55 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Weekly newspapers were already on the stands when tens of thousands of people attended the 15 March rally where Péter Magyar, the divorced husband of former justice minister Judit Varga announced his plan to set up a new centrist party. This week, most commentators express scepticism about his initiative.
Hungary Marks 25 Years as NATO Member
- 16 Mar 2024 5:15 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist warns against using NATO as a means to exert pressure on Hungary.
Hungarian Opinion: Twin-Tailed Dog Party Survives its First Crisis
- 13 Mar 2024 5:53 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Although the party’s two leaders have now withdrawn their resignations, commentators see the crisis of the past days as signalling the end of the ’fun party’ as we have known it – one making fun of both the government and the opposition.
Hungarian Opinion: President Sulyok Accused of Lying About His Father
- 5 Mar 2024 7:23 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A liberal historian writes that the President’s father was a Nazi sympathiser, while a conservative author retorts that digging up the sins of the fathers of opponents is an unfair political practice.
Hungarian Opinion: Tamás Sulyok Elected President of the Republic
- 29 Feb 2024 6:07 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government analyst sees the juridical erudition of the President elected by the parliamentary majority on Monday as a guarantee against mistaken decisions.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Hungarian Opinion: New Year Expectations - Both Pessimistic & Hopeful Views from Left & Right
- 8 Jan 2024 9:27 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning commentators depict a pessimistic image of Hungary’s political future, while their pro-government counterparts hope that the country has left the difficulties of the past two years behind.
Hungarian Opinion: Electoral Tinkering & the Opposition
- 18 Dec 2023 10:25 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Critics of the government accuse it of unscrupulously manipulating electoral rules, while pro-government columnists dismiss such arguments as unsubstantiated and pitiful.
Hungarian Opinion: Parliament to Change the Budapest Electoral System
- 5 Dec 2023 5:16 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning commentators accuse Fidesz of using far-right Mi Hazánk to change the electoral rules in Budapest in order to make it more difficult for the liberal Mayor to run the capital.















