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Hungarian Media Council appointment process

Overview

The selection process for the Hungarian Media Council progressed through the parliamentary cultural committee, which reviewed candidates including television and radio professional Beatrix Siklósi and former Magyar Rádió executive chairman István Boór-Gőblyös. The committee’s review focused on formal application aspects following previous failed attempts to appoint Fidesz and KDNP candidates due to a lack of a two-thirds majority.

Ultimately, the Hungarian Parliament unanimously elected István Boór-Gőblyös, the nominee from the KDNP, to the Media Council of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH). The appointment was supported by 182 votes after receiving approval from the Cultural Committee, and Boór-Gőblyös has since taken his oath of office.

Entities

National Media and Infocommunications Authority · István Boór-Gőblyös · Mark Radnai · KDNP · Beatrix Siklósi

Timeline

  1. [POLITICS] 5 sources
    Hungarian Parliament elects István Boór-Gőblyös to Media Council

    The Hungarian Parliament unanimously elected KDNP nominee István Boór-Gőblyös to the National Media and Infocommunications Authority's Media Council.

  2. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Hungarian Media Council candidate nominations advance

    The Hungarian parliamentary committee has recommended Beatrix Siklósi and István Boór-Gőblyös as candidates for the Media Council, amid ongoing political disputes over appointments.

Sources

24.hu · demokrata.hu · hirklikk.hu · mediapiac.com · mfor.hu · nmhh.hu · vasarnap.hu