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The Miskolc dilemma: Arguments on the other side

I would like to dwell a little longer on what has happened in Miskolc. Yesterday I summarized the events of 2009 when Albert Pásztor, then police chief of the city, made some remarks that reflected...

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László Bogdán, the Roma miracle worker of Cserdi

The support of the three opposition parties for Albert Pásztor, former police chief of Miskolc, as the city’s mayoral hopeful caused a huge political storm which still hasn’t subsided. Representatives...

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A week in Hungary: worrisome developments

There is no silly season or “uborka szezon” in Hungary this year. In fact, I could easily write three or four times a day about not at all silly stories. Today I decided to catch up and offer a...

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Roma petition to the European Commission and the European Parliament

By way of background to the petition on behalf of the Roma of Miskolc published here, I would like to add a few words about the setting in which it was born. Hungarian Spectrum had at least two earlier...

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Teachers’ revolt is brewing in Hungary

I have the distinct feeling that something is afoot in Hungary, something the self-satisfied Orbán government is not prepared for. I see the beginnings of a movement that may well overcome the current...

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Social media and political change: The case of the Hungarian “teachers’ revolt”

I am following with fascination the Orbán government’s reaction to the “teachers’ revolt” that originated with a single complaining letter from a high school in Miskolc, a town that’s not exactly the...

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The strategy of hate: Viktor Orbán in Miskolc

Let’s start in the middle. Viktor Orbán, in a somewhat surreptitious manner, is furiously campaigning on behalf of various Fidesz candidates. There are days when he visits two electoral districts. All...

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Fidesz: Trouble at home, trouble abroad

Before embarking on Fidesz’s reaction to Manfred Weber’s ultimatum, I would like to report on a domestic development: the willingness of opposition parties to collaborate to the fullest in preparation...

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Nationalist Hungary is becoming “international”

This September two new private schools opened their doors to children of wealthy Hungarian and foreign families living in and around Debrecen and Miskolc. The language of instruction in both schools is...

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Socialization and nationhood: War on Hungarian culture from beyond the borders

A strange story aired a few days ago about Ervin Demeter, who in the first Orbán administration (1998-2002) served as minister without portfolio in charge of secret services, including the enormous...

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