On Tuesday, the Hungarian parliament elected media lawyer Gábor Polyák as chairman of the Media Council of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority. His candidacy had previously been backed by a special parliamentary committee for culture. Index.hu ↗
MPs also decided on new members of the council. However, parliament did not approve the candidates of the Fidesz party and the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP). The Tisza party, which is Fidesz's main political rival, voted against their nominees. Telex ↗
Polyák is a communications expert and media lawyer. Once elected, he will head the body overseeing the media and electronic communications sector in Hungary. His candidacy was backed by the committee even before the parliamentary vote. teraz.sk ↗
The vote on the chairman and members of the council took place during Tuesday's session of the Hungarian parliament. While Polyák received the necessary support, the candidates proposed by Fidesz and KDNP were not successful.
The choice of the new chairman could signal a change in the leadership of the Hungarian Media Council. Further developments will also depend on the filling of the vacant member positions, since parliament did not approve the Fidesz and KDNP nominees. aktuality.sk ↗
Hungarian parliament elects new chairman of the Media Council
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Parlamentný výbor v Maďarsku podporil kandidátov do Mediálnej rady
teraz.sk
| 15:49 21.09.
Orbánova éra v médiách sa môže meniť. Maďarský parlament vybral nového šéfa Mediálnej rady
aktuality.sk
| 16:09 21.09.
A Fidesz és a KDNP jelöltjét is leszavazta a Tisza, új elnöke van a Médiatanácsnak
Index.hu
| 10:55 22.09.
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