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Hungarian Opinion: New Poll Shows Slump in Support for Fidesz
- 26 Apr 2024 1:35 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
An independent political observer has reservations about the latest opinion poll which suggests that Fidesz lost 10 percentage points from its voting base, while a pro-government pundit calls these data manipulated.
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.
Hungarian Weeklies on the Anniversary of the 1848 Revolution & Ukraine
- 19 Mar 2024 5:22 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As every year, commentators mark 15 March with attempts to apply the lessons of the 1848 revolution to the present era.
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Although the party’s two leaders have now withdrawn their resignations, commentators see the crisis of the past days as signalling the end of the ’fun party’ as we have known it – one making fun of both the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.
Western Ambassadors Put Pressure on Hungary to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership
- 15 Feb 2024 5:30 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator compares the US ambassador to erstwhile Soviet oppressors because of his presence at Mondays’ extraordinary session of Parliament which was convened at the initiative of the opposition to vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO but boycotted by the governing majority. A liberal author dismisses such comparison as absurd.
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.
Opinion: EU Pressure Mounting on Hungary, Bureaucrats Accused of Blackmail
- 10 Feb 2024 9:14 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator rejects as ‘worse than a mafia hit’ the alleged plans to punish Hungary if it doesn’t agree to commit to a 50 billion Euro aid package to Ukraine for the forthcoming four years.
Hungarian Opinion: Opposition ‘Doomed to Lose Elections’ for the Foreseeable Future
- 29 Jan 2024 8:05 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator pinpoints the hubris of urban intellectuals as the main reason why the opposition is no match for Fidesz.
Hungarian Opinion: New Poll Shows Slump in Support for Fidesz
- 26 Apr 2024 1:35 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
An independent political observer has reservations about the latest opinion poll which suggests that Fidesz lost 10 percentage points from its voting base, while a pro-government pundit calls these data manipulated.
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.
Hungarian Weeklies on the Anniversary of the 1848 Revolution & Ukraine
- 19 Mar 2024 5:22 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As every year, commentators mark 15 March with attempts to apply the lessons of the 1848 revolution to the present era.
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.
Western Ambassadors Put Pressure on Hungary to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership
- 15 Feb 2024 5:30 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator compares the US ambassador to erstwhile Soviet oppressors because of his presence at Mondays’ extraordinary session of Parliament which was convened at the initiative of the opposition to vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO but boycotted by the governing majority. A liberal author dismisses such comparison as absurd.
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.
Opinion: EU Pressure Mounting on Hungary, Bureaucrats Accused of Blackmail
- 10 Feb 2024 9:14 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator rejects as ‘worse than a mafia hit’ the alleged plans to punish Hungary if it doesn’t agree to commit to a 50 billion Euro aid package to Ukraine for the forthcoming four years.
Hungarian Opinion: Opposition ‘Doomed to Lose Elections’ for the Foreseeable Future
- 29 Jan 2024 8:05 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator pinpoints the hubris of urban intellectuals as the main reason why the opposition is no match for Fidesz.