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Wishful Thinking in Disinformation Media after 2019 EP Election: Envisioning Huge Role for Eurosceptics

Patrik Szicherle/July 24, 2019July 25, 2019 /Leave a comment

During the EP election campaign, Political Capital and its three partners found out that both official Kremlin-backed portals (RT and Sputnik) and local pro-Kremlin media supported the campaigns of Eurosceptic parties by only describing their policy recommendations positively and exaggerating their chances in the EP elections1. Eurosceptic groups failed to achieve any kind of breakthrough on the election day, and will be unable to exert a strong influence on a European level. Still, pro-Kremlin portals do…

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Make Hungary Boring Again

Mate Hajba and Free Market Foundation/July 19, 2019July 3, 2019 /Leave a comment

The rather listless race for the position of the mayor of Budapest has been disrupted by the sudden announcement of a new candidate. Democratic Coalition (DK) started backing a new player in the campaign, a well-known TV personality and journalist, Olga Kálmán.

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Is Hungary Anti-Semitic?

Mate Hajba and Free Market Foundation/July 16, 2019July 3, 2019 /Leave a comment

The Hungarian government is not anti-Semitic. It is populist. Playing right into the fears of people is a typical populist strategy. It builds on the same fears as anti-Semitic campaigns do, true, but despite the same foundations, the end results are somewhart different.

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2019 EP Election Results in V4: European Liberals, Hold Your Heads High!

Sara Balo and Republikon Institute/June 25, 2019 /Leave a comment

Looking at the results in the V4 countries (Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary) helps gain a better understanding of the popularity of liberals. In the 2019 European elections, liberal parties performed quite well, especially in light of the popularity of the far-right in the region.

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Why Do We Need Budapest Pride? Equality and Tolerance as Hungarian Politicians See Them

Blanka Lantos and Republikon Institute/June 18, 2019 /Leave a comment

When the speaker of the National Assembly can call homosexual people secondary citizens without any kind of regret, what message does that deliver? There are people who are afraid to take the hand of their beloved in public because of the fear of being harassed.

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Russian Meddling in 2019 EP Elections: Euroskeptics Did Kremlin’s Job

Patrik Szicherle, Stefano Gardiman and Role of Russia in 2019 EP Elections/June 7, 2019 /Leave a comment

The Kremlin has used massive disinformation efforts, among others, to interfere in democratic processes across the West in the past few years. Consequently, the 2019 EP elections were always treated as potential targets for Russia, which was acknowledged by European institutions well in advance.

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EP Campaign in Hungary: Big, Bad Brussels Versus Plucky Hungarians

Role of Russia in 2019 EP Elections/May 25, 2019May 27, 2019 /Leave a comment

The last days of the Hungarian EP election campaign were characterized by an ever-intensifying anti-EU campaign on government-controlled and fringe disinformation portals. The Hungarian government seeks a strong mandate to represent its interest in the European Union

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Video Killed the Radio Star: Raising Awareness Through Videos

Mate Hajba and Free Market Foundation/March 29, 2019 /Leave a comment

With videos, we can easily reach an audience of more than 10,000 people. More importantly, we are able to get in touch with young viewers from the 18-30 age group – which is the least politically active in public life.

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The Future of Automation Starts Now, But Do Hungarian Politicians Know about It?

Balazs Karoczkai and Republikon Institute/March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 /Leave a comment

A study by McKinsey & Company showed that 49% of the working hours in Hungary can be automated with the already existing technologies. This does not necessarily mean that these jobs will be lost forever, but they are going to be transformed.

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Against All Odds: Could Primary Elections Be Hungarian Opposition’s Fighting Chance?

Marton Schlanger and Republikon Institute/March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 /Leave a comment

The conflict of interest of individual parties in Hungary proved to be the opposition’s great weakness, the 2018 election results illustrate this perfectly: The national electoral system was shaped by the 2010 Fidesz government to favor large parties, including winner compensation and different types of gerrymandering.

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Wishful Thinking in Disinformation Media after 2019 EP Election: Envisioning Huge Role for Eurosceptics

Make Hungary Boring Again

Is Hungary Anti-Semitic?

2019 EP Election Results in V4: European Liberals, Hold Your Heads High!

Why Do We Need Budapest Pride? Equality and Tolerance as Hungarian Politicians See Them

EP Campaign in Hungary: Big, Bad Brussels Versus Plucky Hungarians

Video Killed the Radio Star: Raising Awareness Through Videos

The Future of Automation Starts Now, But Do Hungarian Politicians Know about It?

Against All Odds: Could Primary Elections Be Hungarian Opposition’s Fighting Chance?

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