Freund: When they strive for illiberal democracy in Hungary, they mean absolute control
This is how the German Green EP representative reacted to Balázs Orbán’s statement at the MCC conference.
On this occasion, Daniel Freund dealt with Hungary’s media situation on Twitter.
German left-wing MEP Viktória Serdült shared and commented on the post. In the post of the HVG journalist, in connection with the MCC’s current media conference He quoted the words of Balázs Orbán.
The prime minister’s political director said
“Whoever controls the media controls the way of thinking of that country, and through that the country itself.”
Serdült added to this that “In Hungary, Fidesz uses the best ever developed media capture model within the EU”.
Balázs Orbán: The media must be thought of as a national strategic issue
In connection with all this, Freund wrote that “when they strive for “illiberal democracy” in Hungary, they mean absolute control”.
You can see the relevant post below:
When they strive for “illiberal democracy” in Hungary, this is what they mean: Absolute control. https://t.co/WUK7anGPAd
– Daniel Freund (@daniel_freund) January 25, 2023
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