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Zoltán Kovács, Hungary's state secretary for public relations (l), PM Viktor Orbán and MEP József Zsájer (r) at a press conference in 2015 at the European Parliament (Photo: European Parliament)

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Szájer 'sex party' coverage shows Orbán's media control

If you followed the news in Hungary this week, you could easily have had a very different version of MEP József Szájer's participation in a gay "sex party" and how it exposed the hypocrisy of the ruling Fidesz party that has campaigned for traditional family values and curbed LGBTI rights.

From the minimalist reporting in pro-government and public media outlets, you would have only learned that Szájer, a key ally of PM Viktor Orbán, had apologised to his family and voters after he broke...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Zoltán Kovács, Hungary's state secretary for public relations (l), PM Viktor Orbán and MEP József Zsájer (r) at a press conference in 2015 at the European Parliament (Photo: European Parliament)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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