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18 Days After the Elections: Corruption was the main cause of the fall of Orbán’s regime
Weekly overview of the most important developments in post-election Hungary.
Apr 30
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Veronika Munk
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11 Days After the Elections: After a long disappearance Szijjártó speaks out, alleges foreign interference
The newly victorious Tisza team is racing down the motorway of regime change at a crazy speed, with three or four major changes every day
Apr 23
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Veronika Munk
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4 Days After the Elections: Péter Magyar has begun dismantling Orbán’s legacy
Tisza’s victory has redrawn Hungary’s political map.
Apr 16
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Zoltán Szalay
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Reform or repeat: the battle for Hungary’s media future begins now
Hungary’s incoming leadership has a rare opportunity to rebuild a distorted media system, but only if it embraces transparency, curbs political…
Apr 15
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Veronika Munk
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REPLAY/RECORDING: The Fall of the Orbán Era – Post-Election Live Briefing with Veronika Munk
The Day After Elections Live Video from journalist Veronika Munk
Apr 13
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Veronika Munk
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42:03
The Orbán era is over. Tisza scores a historic victory
Viktor Orbán has congratulated Péter Magyar on his victory.
Apr 12
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Zoltán Szalay
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3 Days Until the Elections: A crushing Tisza victory — or the pollsters’ downfall + Exclusive Invitation for the “Day After” Briefing
If the race is close, the final result could be delayed by as much as a week
Apr 9
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Veronika Munk
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10 Days Until the Elections: The campaign in Hungary has turned into a political spy movie + Exclusive Invitation
Tisza leads, but Mi Hazánk may hold the balance of power and could even support a minority government from the outside
Apr 2
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Veronika Munk
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Mar 31
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Veronika Munk
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Sunday read: “First they came for the journalists. We do not know what happened next”
In Hungary, asking questions is becoming a physical risk for journalists
Mar 29
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Veronika Munk
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17 Days Until the Elections: A fearless police investigator alleges covert state-backed plot to sabotage Tisza from within
Investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi reported on suspicion of espionage
Mar 26
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Zoltán Szalay
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24 Days Until the Elections: Ukrainian citizens banned from Hungary over alleged plot against Orbán’s life
US vice-president JD Vance is expected to visit Budapest
Mar 19
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Veronika Munk
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