Welcoming the new US Ambassador to Hungary
Pundits across the political spectrum believe that Colleen Bradley Bell, the new US Ambassador to Hungary will form a rather dim picture of Hungary and its government if she gathers information from...
View ArticleA Marxist philosopher on Horthy and capitalism
Addressing both liberal and conservative critics of last week’s Horthy commemoration, Gáspár Miklós Tamás, a well-known leftist philosopher ridicules those who confine their criticism of the interwar...
View ArticleJobbik’s Horthy memorial march
Népszabadság suggests that the far-right party is celebrating the rule and person of Admiral Horthy in order to provoke condemnation and thereby find a place on the TV news. Jobbik staged its second...
View ArticleCriticism of planned statue of anti-Semitic Interwar Minister of Education
The leading left-wing daily criticizes plans to honour the memory of historian Bálint Hóman, who as Minister of Education and Religion under Regent Miklos Horthy was actively involved in anti-Semitic...
View ArticleHouse of Fates to open in 2019
A libertarian pundit finds it sad that the completion of the House of Fates, originally scheduled for inauguration four years ago, is taking so long. He thinks that more transparency concerning the...
View ArticleHorthy anniversary revives history debate
A left-wing pundit accuses the government of following in the footsteps of the interwar authoritarian regime, while a right-wing author calls Horthy an incorruptible patriot. In Népszava, Ildikó...
View ArticleAdmiral Horthy’s bust defaced in Budapest
In the wake of the movement to topple statues in the United States and in Western Europe, a woman poured red paint on the bust of the interwar Regent. A Conservative analyst warns against arbitrary...
View ArticleOur Homeland unveils Horthy bust in their Parliament office
As far-right MPs unveil a bust of Regent Miklós Horthy (in office 1920-44) in their Parliament offices, a left-wing columnist accuses Fidesz of ‘piggybacking’ on the Horthy cult. A conservative...
View ArticleUS Ambassador criticises ’attempts to rehabilitate Horthy’
The main pro-government daily criticises the ambassador for ‘chipping in’ while a left-wing website expresses concerns similar to those of the US ambassador. Hungary’s interwar Regent, Miklós Horthy...
View ArticleWeeklies try to solve the riddle of Fidesz’s lasting success
Some commentators attribute the government’s success in one election after another to the weakness of the opposition, while others find the explanation in its endeavour to continue a long-standing...
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