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Pro-Orban media group buys Hungary's main tabloid ahead of 2026 election
Indamedia's acquisition of Ringier Hungary's media portfolio increases pro-government control to 80% ahead of elections, helping Prime Minister Orban counter opposition challenges.
- On Friday, Indamedia bought Ringier Hungary Kft.'s portfolio including Blikk and Kiskegyed, announcing the deal months before a general election due in April; financial details were undisclosed.
- Indamedia's ownership shows Gabor Ziegler holds 50% and Miklos Vaszily, pro-government businessman and TV2 chairman and CEO, owns the other half and recently joined one of the digital platforms Orban created earlier this year.
- The EU and pro-democracy groups say Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government curbs media freedoms, a charge it denies, while Hungary ranks 68th in the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index.
- RSF warns that the ruling party controls 80% of Hungary's media.
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The Hungarian opposition has accused the current prime minister of tightening control over the media.
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Total News Sources8
Leaning Left2Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Center
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources are Center
43% Center
L 29%
C 43%
R 28%
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