Hungary has recently passed a new law regulating the media. I obviously cannot read all the international media, but apparently it is full of criticism/concern/outrage. Unfortunately the edge of that criticism is often taken away by the fact that the cited politician is a radical leftist minister of a small country, the leader of the European Socialists or perhaps a Budapest based news reporter who is known to be anti-Orbán irrespective of what he does, whether he is in or out of power. I haven't really heard of criticisms of Mr Orbán's Christian-Democrat pals - but then again, you do not expect that, really. So I took some time and read a whole bunch of news items, blog entries an the like on the new law to form my own opinion. My conclusion: most criticism is related to the fact that Mr Orbán's cabinet has an overwhelming majority in the Parliament and therefore in all related bodies, too.
