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Western media silence over massive US funding of Hungarian opposition

The Editorial Board January 5, 2023

Originally published in French on the website of the Observatory of Journalism, 22 December 2022. In Hungary, the fiasco of Péter Márki-Zay, an unsuccessful and extraordinarily clumsy candidate in the April 2022 parliamentary elections, is still unfolding. Last summer, Márki-Zay admitted that…

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Hungarian parliament publishes report on secret financing of opposition by US organisation

The Editorial Board November 29, 2022

Hungary – This news has struck Hungarian political life like a clap of thunder. As reported by Mandiner, Magyar Nemzet, and other Hungarian media on 23 November, the Hungarian parliament published a report on 17 November that had been prepared by the…

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Hungarian opposition furious over U.S. money for Márki-Zay’s campaign

The Editorial Board November 14, 2022

Hungary – On 16 October, Péter Márki-Zay, Viktor Orbán’s unsuccessful opponent in last April’s parliamentary elections, admitted on his Facebook account that his Hungary for All Movement (MMM) had received 1.8 billion forints (4.4 million euros) from American funds during his election…

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Péter Márki-Zay wins Hungarian opposition primary

The Editorial Board October 19, 2021

Hungary – The Hungarian opposition primary election has been won by Péter Márki-Zay, who gained 56.7% of the vote against 43.3% for his social democratic and Eurofederalist opponent Klára Dobrev (DK). Péter Márki-Zay is the mayor of Hódmezővásárhely, a medium-sized town 26…