… By this point, the general framework of the Orbán policy now known as N emzeti E gyüttműködés R endszere (System of National Cooperation) had been set up (the list below is far from exhaustive): Parliament adopted a new constitution (Basic Law), which … Unusual solutions such as the targeting of a sector or actor with targeted laws (special taxes on banks, food chains, etc.), or the nationalization of private pension funds have become a regular occurrence. … The basic institutions of government communication were set up, “national consultations” have been launched – these are officially meant to ask voters’ opinions, but are in fact mere propaganda materials. … Worrying trends started in the media with the adoption of the new media law and the establishment of NMHH (National Authority for Media and News Publication) In the spirit of Orbán's strategic goal of building a national capitalist class, the systematic … His supporters see him as a democratic leader, who is asserting national interests, a tough leader who is building a sovereign, successful and prosperous Hungary. …

… Only national minority self-governments may prepare a national list, and those who vote as a national minority cannot vote elsewhere but that one list, so in effect, minorities don't have a real choice (except when voting for individual candidates). … Currently, there is only one minority MP in the National Assembly, Imre Ritter of the German minority. He used to be a Fidesz politician and has consistently voted in line with the governing parties. … Ritter is expected to be re-elected this year, but as the general assembly of the ORÖ (The National Roma Self-Government) was mired in scandal after the Fidesz candidate had not been voted in as list leader, no other minority will be putting forward a … "Common Formation"] is one that has not repaid the 153 million HUF (roughly 415,000 euro) state subsidy for putting together a national list. However, this did not deter Gődény from putting up a new anti-vax party in this year's elections. … This includes the institution of the NER national consultation, government poster campaigns, and the so-called child protection referendum on election day this weekend, which keeps the anti-gay sentiment on the agenda (a campaign theme for Fidesz). …

… They are busted, and now we know that there is ongoing consultation between the Hungarian left and the representatives of the Ukrainian government. … In any case, on Wednesday morning, the pro-government Magyar Nemzet, citing national security sources, reported that the staff of Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition candidate for prime minister, had contacted Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. … this is but a cheap campaign trick and a distortion aimed at diverting attention from the article published by Direkt36 and Telex, which clearly shows the responsibility of the Orbán-government, and even Szijjártó himself in exposing the country to national …

… With this act, the opposition parties wish to express their solidarity with the people of Ukraine and the Hungarian national minority in the Transcarpathian region. … And at this time, also the biggest threat to our national security. We stand with Ukraine!” – states Jakab. "At dawn on Thursday, Russia attacked Ukraine. … powerful countries have not been able to prevent this war from breaking out. ”Hungary’s position is clear: we stand with Ukraine, we stand for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty” – he said, adding that Hungary will take part in all consultations …

… Orbán has made preparations for a possible defeat in the 2022 Hungarian general election by placing national … The government started sending out its latest national consultation last Thursday. … "I believe this is an ingenious, fair, and modern idea, but we will put it up for national consultation because it's better to win people's clear and unambiguous support for a solution that has never been tried before," said Orbán on national radio. … The national consultation on this extremely strong campaign tool is taking place in summer, the political silly season. However, this summer is different — the politicians are not having their usual break. … The opposition is gearing up for its autumn primaries, campaigning all around the country, and this latest national consultation is the government's response to that. … Parts of this article have been brought up to date to reflect the fact that the national consultation had already commenced since the publication of the original Hungarian version. …

… The European Commission now has two months to assess the formal recovery and resilience plans it has received from national governments on the basis of the 11 criteria set out in the regulation. … If all this happens, Hungary will be entitled to receive a 13 per cent pre-financing of the National Recovery and Flexibility Plan: a gigantic amount of EU funding right at the beginning of the election campaign. … But if the hurry is so great, why did the RRF consultation drag on until spring? …

… “It seems that the government does not want to do a ‘national consultation’ with the MPs. …

… 2020 has been the worst year for the Hungarian economy since 2010, but a couple of weeks ago, György Matolcsy, the Chairman of the Hungarian National Bank, even said that last year could be amongst the worst 5 in the past 100 years. … Projections by the Hungarian National Bank and the IMF both show that Hungary could be looking at economic growth this year once again, and according to GKI Economic Research Co., the Hungarian economy could be back to its 2019 levels as early as 2022 … Biden's national security advisor is no reason for Orbán to get his hopes up either; Jake Sullivan, describing the hardening of US foreign policy, said that "the exposure of corruption by leaders of foreign countries" could be an effective tool to combat … At the start of 2020, the government started building up a National Consultation on the "causes hurting the Hungarian sense of justice" which was ultimately washed away by the pandemic. …