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Two Visions of the Citizen
Tisza and Fidesz. Two distinct images of the human being, two anthropological premises, two idealised citizens. The differences do not merely point to divergent programme languages; they outline different models of community and, through them, presuppose fundamentally different logics of exercising power.
Operational Pragmatism
Challenging Fidesz’s local dominance
Can Tisza’s locally embeded candidates challenge the dominant party’s long standing representatives in the rural districts? This is one question that will define the end result of the upcoming election in Hungary. Bulcsú Zsiga’s interview to AFP.
A New Force
Between 2010 and 2024, the opposition tried to replace Viktor Orbán’s government as a coalition. It didn’t work. The new opposition will face Fidesz alone. Will a unique ruling party give rise to a unique opposition?
The Return of the Forgotten Political Centre
Who are a-la-carte voters and what role do they play in an election? Why does Péter Magyar want to get them at all costs, and why does Fidesz want to keep them? István Hangácsi’s analysis.
Hungary Heading Towards Two-party Competition?
Hungarian politics has been dominated by Fidesz for 15 years. Gergely Rajnai’s analysis explains why the challenge of the emerging Tisza Party might push Hungary towards a two-party system.
The Return of Politics
A new party, Tisza, has approached Fidesz in the opinion polls. The party’s fast rise to fame is not just due to the fatigue of pro-government voters, but to the return of domestic politics in political messaging.
Competing Rallies as Hungary Faces a Halt to Aid
Julia Lakatos of the Center for Fair Political Analysis, noted that government supporters feel misunderstood. “They feel like the government is trying to do good, but Brussels acts as an oppressor and applies double standards,” said to NYTimes.
The future of the prime minister
The struggle to find a new prime minister has overshadowed the question of what the future holds for Ferenc Gyurcsány, who unexpectedly resigned/was pressured to resign as prime minister and party chairman. Many people seem to have written off Gyurcsány in a split second, including those who in recent months did nothing other than try to prove that he was maniacally clinging onto power. Our analysis in the Budapest Times.