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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Népszava at a glance

Country: Hungary
Region: Central and Eastern Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Left-leaning
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How Crosswire groups Népszava

Crosswire groups Népszava as Left-leaning for comparisons within Hungary's directory. This is an approximate Crosswire label, not a verified rating of its individual articles or a claim that every journalist shares one position. 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.

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Where Népszava sits in Hungary's press

Népszava is one of 6 outlets tracked in Hungary, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being Magyar Nemzet. By outlets tracked, Hungary ranks 22nd of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 109 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Népszava outside Hungary, starting with Central and Eastern Europe, are 24 Chasa (Bulgaria), Kyiv Post (Ukraine), SB. Belarus Segodnya (Belarus) and Ziarul de Gardă (Moldova). Opening one of them beside Népszava is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.