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Népszava

Népszava is Hungary's oldest continuously published daily, founded in 1873 with social-democratic and trade-union roots. Based in Budapest, it is a left-leaning national newspaper and one of the few opposition-aligned legacy print titles remaining.

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Is Népszava left-leaning, right-leaning or centrist?

Népszava is generally regarded as left-leaning in its editorial orientation, according to widely cited media-bias assessments of Hungary's press. In Hungary, Index is listed as Centrist, while Origo and Magyar Nemzet are listed as Right-leaning — so you can open Népszava beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

Read Népszava beside another title from Hungary and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Two Hungary dailies covering the same day will usually agree on the facts and differ on the ordering: which story is worth the top of the page, how the headline characterises it, and which follow-ups get space. Those are Népszava's editorial choices, and they are easiest to see side by side. Because Népszava is listed as left-leaning, the sharpest contrast is usually a right-leaning title from Hungary on the same morning: the facts rarely differ, but which consequence is treated as the story often does.

This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed . Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.

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