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Category Archives: international politics
The Dear Leader To His People: A Christmas Interview with Viktor Orbán
The Christmas edition of the Hungarian daily Magyar Nemzet reached the government’s eager supporters complete with a lengthy interview featuring Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán. Mr. Orbán is most interesting as a politician when he is speaking to his own, and since one could hardly … Continue reading
From Democracy to Autocracy: The Finishing Touches Are in the Electoral Law
Even before Fidesz, Hungary’s governing party obtained a 2/3 majority in the Hungarian Parliament in 2010, there were speculations about a possible game plan that could have assured that they remain in power forever.
Posted in autocracy, Áder János, democracy watch, electoral law, Hungarian, Hungary, international politics, parliament, sarkalatos törvények, választójogi törvény
Tagged 2014-es választások, Fidesz, Karácsony Gergely, LMP-Jobbik koalíció, magyar választási rendszer, országg, országgyűlés
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What’s New in Hungary Is That There Are No More News. Not By the Creme of the Profession Anyway.
550 employees, the majority of them journalists, of public news organizations have lost their job last week in Hungary; by the beginning of the fall, this number could total as many as 1000, almost one-third of the public media employees … Continue reading
Falra Hányt Borsó: Why Did the European Parliament Decide to Scrutinize the Hungarian Constitution
Since the European Parliament passed a resolution directing the European Council to “thoroughly examine” the Hungarian constitution, and to return to them an analysis of potential human rights and EU treaty violations it might contain, I must have read at … Continue reading
