CURRENT AFFAIRS – NEWS from various ONLINE

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1. www.hirtv.hu
Right-leaning

Márki-Zay, Gyurcsány's candidate says the Ukrainian war is Hungary's war. On

Wednesday in Pécs, Márki-Zay compared the Russian-Ukrainian conflict to the
Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

Parliamentary State Secretary at the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister Csaba
Dömötör: "Simply annoying comments from the political left in peacetime is life-
threatening in wartime". To the question of what is at stake in the upcoming
election, he replied that It is not only security but also whether we can continue to
build the country or let the increasingly frustrated left-wing bring back their
flawed and failed system;

2. www.index.hu
Right-leaning

About 10,000 people arrived in Hungary from Ukraine on Thursday – 5,728 people
entered Hungary at the Ukrainian-Hungarian border, while 4,620 of those entering
Hungary at the Romanian-Hungarian border said they had come from Ukraine;

3. www.444.hu
Left-leaning

Putin's ruble blackmail appears to be a huge bluff – Putin threatens to cut off gas
pipelines coming into Europe, but for now, he seems to be all talk and no action;

Orbán having no trust in the EU – "We should only trust ourselves; money is there
when we work" The prime minister explained what happens to those who give up
their identity in exchange for political gain;

"Going ahead – no turning back" - Orbán writes down all the slogans so as not to
forget to recite them at campaign rallies. He even notes down where to put the stress
during his speeches;

In March alone, 202 Russian intelligence agents disguised as diplomats were

expelled from EU countries, most of them from Central and Eastern Europe. Not
one was caught here in Hungary. There can be only one explanation: they were
never meant to;

Median Research Institute: It is not out of this realm that the opposition will win in
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all Budapest districts. The opposition has a 14% lead over Fidesz in the capital.

4. www.telex.hu
Left-leaning

It's not one big election fraud, but a lot of smaller trickeries – Machinations, such
as messing around with ballot sheets, paying off swing voters with hot meals and
influencing them with star-power, and the likes;

5. www.hvg.hu
Left-leaning

Most people don't believe the smear campaign aimed at Márki-Zay, claiming that
he would abolish the cuts in overhead costs and settle immigrants in the country;

Péter Márki-Zay: On 3 April there will be a regime change, and we will liberate this
country;

6. https://magyarnemzet.hu/
Right-leaning

According to the Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the Left has made a pact with
Ukraine, and if they win, the arms shipments are good to go;

Katalin Novák: Hungary's heart is now at the Hungarian-Ukrainian border – We are

not helping the refugees in order to gain recognition from Ukrainian or international
bodies, organizations or people, but because our hearts dictate so, the President
stressed in her speech;

7. www.magyarnarancs.hu
Left-leaning

Orbán: "Even the potential return of the devastating Gyurcsány era has become a
secondary matter". In his usual radio interview on Friday, Orbán did not fail to stress
that peace is now at stake in the elections. He also predicts a severe economic crisis;

Fidesz politicians announced the results of EU tenders before the official decision –
One politician admitted his mistake, another said they were "working on it" to get the
money, and a third simply refused to comment;

8. https://www.magyarhirlap.hu/
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Right-leaning

Századvég Research Institute: The Left is once again suspected of committing a

crime by scaremongering – The left wants to create havoc on election day, video
proves the intention;