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jalan48
(14,914 posts)Control the media
The final ingredient of Orbán’s autocracy is control and manipulation of the news media.
One of the first things Orbán did after coming to power in 2010 was smother the voices of critics.
A new media law ordered outlets to register with a media control body, whose members were appointed by parliament. The panel can impose fines of up to €1 million for “imbalanced news coverage”Earlier this year, the editor of one of Hungary’s few remaining independent news websites, Index, was fired after an Orbán ally acquired a 50-percent stake in the company. (2020)
https://atlanticsentinel.com/2020/10/viktor-orbans-authoritarian-playbook/
Orban has met privately with both Trump and other Republicans.
"During a speech this summer in front of thousands of supporters, Hungary's far-right prime minister, Viktor Orbán, detailed the close connections he has nurtured with former President Donald Trump.
"We have entered the policy-writing system of President Donald Trump's team," Orbán said. "We have deep involvement there."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/viktor-orban-mission-to-elect-trump/
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