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Thousands of protesters gathered outside the headquarters of Hungary’s public media corporation on Saturday
to demonstrate against what they say is an entrenched propaganda network operated by the nationalist government at taxpayer expense.

The protest was organized by Hungary’s most prominent opposition figure, #Péter #Magyar, and his upstart #TISZA party,
which has emerged in recent months as the most serious political challenge for Prime Minister #Viktor #Orbán since he took power nearly 15 years ago.

Magyar, whose party received nearly 30% of the vote in European Union elections this summer
and is polling within a few points of the governing Fidesz party,
has been outspoken about what he sees as the damage Orbán’s “propaganda factory” has done to Hungary’s democracy.

“What is happening here in Hungary in 2024, and calling itself ‘public service’ media, is a global scandal,”
Magyar told the crowd in Budapest on Saturday.
“Enough of the nastiness, enough of the lies, enough of the propaganda. Our patience has run out. The time for confrontation has come.”
https://apnews.com/article/hungarians-protest-media-propaganda-ef0f419ea38ea8d2beb4f0dd56d82d57