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POLITICS IN HUNGARY AND THE SEARCH FOR MEANING: THE CASE OF GORDON BAJNAI

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16 August 2012

Hungary woke up this morning to the news that Gordon Bajnai’s own Foundation has completed a study on how to win the next election. Would it have reported it was not possible? I don’t think so. That is not the kind of objectivity you get when you buy your own think tank. However, it will be interesting to see how the Hungarian media reacts to this report and more importantly, how it will perceive this in the light of Mr. Bajnai’s political ambitions.

GORDON BAJNAI: DEJA VOUS ALL OVER AGAIN?

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28 March 2012

Having failed to unseat Viktor Orbán by the ballot box, popular protest and EU pressure, the liberal left in Hungary is desperately seeking a ‘silver bullet’.  Some at least think they might have found it in the shape of former technocrat Prime Minister, Gordon Bajnai.