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[Patrick Kingsley @PatrickKingsley]

As far-right politicians entrench themselves in European politics, they are taking aim at experts and intellectuals they present as members of an out-of-touch elite.

Their primary target?

Gender studies.

Fascinating report from @eliza_apperly https://t.co/VX28S92lzM

[Lili Bayer @liliebayer]

Anti-Juncker ad playing on the ATV website, today. #Hungary

[Inge Gräßle @inge_graessle]

OLAF revision - my Report accepted with a large majority in the CONT committee in Strasbourg. Relations EPPO-OLAF: large majority for avoiding any conflicts of competence. We want EPPO to give green light to additional Olaf investigations. No objection by OLAF, but agreement.

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

IPI Interview: MEP @javorbenedek has brought complaint to @EU_Commission over #Hungary's misuse of state adverts in media. "They are obviously distorting the market and infringing competition rules.” @vestager @Atlatszo

[Fundacja Off The World @offtheworldF]

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[VSquare @VSquare_Project]

„What is special to Hungary is that conspiracy theories are elevated to the level of official government communication and that the Hungarian government itself is financing the fake news machine”
New on VSqaure: @KolindaKovacs interview with @peterkreko🔸https://t.co/dCoNmompKx

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https://t.co/IR6GNZ2xLP - Thank you to our readers and all those who help us write document Hungary over the past 4.5 years! Here's our final interview:

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https://t.co/AFgIBmLlbR - Votes cast for opposition party lists inexplicably invalidated, reports Index

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https://t.co/TTC7t1cvEZ - Citing irregularities, election expert calls for recount of general election results

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https://t.co/ne46WIiWZc - Együtt’s Péter Juhász vows to fight on

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https://t.co/8tAIYXxboY - Magyar Nemzet, Lánchíd Rádio to cease operations effective April 11th

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https://t.co/5BlojfCakM - András Schiffer pays tribute to Jobbik founder Gábor Vona on news that he is quitting politics

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https://t.co/yXmqjTpvio - Katka Cseh: Momentum is moving forward because there is a real need for us

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https://t.co/vg9I0Ry0he - Márton Kárpáti: This is the kind of country we live in

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https://t.co/JxWo7RLimL - State capture gives Fidesz enormous advantage over political opposition, says Együtt’s Péter Juhász

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https://t.co/HQZk2n7nfu - ODIHR preliminary findings indicate general election was unfair

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https://t.co/OXNNNaYvHy - Ákos Hadházy: The election wasn’t fair

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https://t.co/bmYwxDLZ5C - Hungarian parliament to adopt “Stop Soros” legislation in May

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https://t.co/Zisnq2HqlF - Democratic opposition failure to coordinate candidates contributed to Fidesz supermajority

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https://t.co/MSwFRrZhhC - Fidesz-KDNP wins landslide victory in Sunday’s general election