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Elections in Hungary: Orbán won for the fourth time

The Editorial Board April 4, 2022

On 3 April, Hungarians were called to the polls to choose the new Parliament composition and vote on questions raised in the context of a referendum on “child protection”. Participation reached 69.52% nationally. It was 68.13% in 2018 and 61.73% in…

Politics

Ukraine: what exactly is Hungary being reproached for?

Ferenc Almássy March 31, 2022

Hungary – “There can be no Russian networks in Europe that split the EU from within, those that are trying to help Russia make as much money as possible even now. Everyone knows very well who in the European Union opposes humanity…

Magyar Nemzet

Viktor Orbán: Our safety is the priority

Partenaire March 6, 2022

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 4 March 2022. Instead of political adventurism, we need responsible politics and stability "Our priority is the wellbeing and safety of Hungarian lives, including those living in Transcarpathia as well" affirmed…

News

Márki-Zay brings together “communists and fascists”

The Editorial Board February 15, 2022

Hungary – As the weeks go by, Péter Márki-Zay, the united opposition‘s candidate for the post of prime minister in the upcoming 3 April parliamentary elections, is making more and more blunders. These blunders have piled up and the gap in the…

Politics

Conflict of jurisdiction between Brussels and the EU’s East getting nasty (Part 3)

Olivier Bault January 12, 2022

Hungarian Constitutional Court says national authorities must make up for EU inaction on immigration — Part 1: Warsaw demands EU treaties be complied with and refuses to pay fines imposed by the ECJ Part 2: EU case law vs national constitution: rulings…

Society

Árpád Szakács: Rejecting compulsory vaccination is more important than any ideological conflict today

The Editorial Board December 20, 2021

Hungary - A figurehead in the cultural war led by Viktor Orbán against progressive domination, journalist and editor Árpád Szakács has for several years received honours from institutions close to the-powers-that-be, from the media to foundations. But the rising star of the…

Politics

The Czech Elections: Implications for Visegrád and the EU

Michael O'Shea October 28, 2021

Czechia – In a theme familiar to many in the West, polling predictions failed dramatically as Czechia held its lower-house elections on October 8-9. This time it worked against the populists, as the outcome was poor for incumbent Prime Minister Andrej Babiš…

Interviews

Marion Maréchal in Warsaw: “The cultural and educational battle is for the long term”

Olivier Bault October 17, 2021

Interview with Marion Maréchal, CEO of the Institute of Social, Economic and Political Sciences (ISSEP) in Lyon and a central figure among the French conservative right: “Collegium Intermarium and ISSEP wanted to create a small island of resistance, a sanctuary in which…

Magyar Nemzet

The success story continues

Partenaire September 10, 2021

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 10 September 2021. Hungarians and Serbians write the common future together It is not widely known that one of the oldest architectural monuments to Serbian-Hungarian relations stands today on Csepel Island. The Serbian…

Politics

A politically decisive time for the Hungarian government

Yann Caspar September 4, 2021

Hungary – After many months of media hype on public health issues, “restrictive measures”, and compulsory mask-wearing indoors and outdoors, Hungarians have been living since the beginning of July in relative normality. One might call it a parallel reality, given that most…

Politics

Orbán, Kaczyński, Salvini, Le Pen, Abascal and other right-wing leaders united in defense of true European values

Olivier Bault July 5, 2021

The leaders of fifteen parties from fourteen different countries, all hostile to a federal Europe and generally representing conservative views, signed a joint declaration on the future of Europe at the same time on July 2. Among the main signatories are Hungary’s…

Politics

Viktor Orbán to former Slovak prime minister: making the V4 the equal of France and Germany in the EU

The Editorial Board May 21, 2021

Samizdat No. 7. - Viktor Orbán's response to Mikuláš Dzurinda Mikuláš Dzurinda refuses the idea I proposed in an interview with postoj.sk, on how the V4 countries need to work toward transforming the European Union’s German-French axis into a three-pillar, power center…

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