Lázár János, on behalf of the government, to the courts and to the people of Hungary is that he does not regard the judiciary as a legitimate, independent institution.

– What are you reading, Minister?

– I’m currently reading the banned copy of the newspaper Bors, because in the 1980s truth itself became samizdat.

One of the capital’s Tisza-affiliated judges banned a special edition of the paper Bors that describes the truth about what the Tisza people actually want to do. The big Tisza austerity package is coming: people will have to pay more taxes and earn less. While Fidesz says more income and lower utility costs, the Tisza people are thinking in terms of lower wages and higher utility bills, through austerity and taxes. And what is truly shocking is that in Hungary in 2025 a judge decides to ban the truth and ban a newspaper. How lucky we are that Hungarian judges are independent — which apparently means they only flatter the Tisza Party.

The message sent by Lázár János, on behalf of the government, to the courts and to the people of Hungary is that he does not regard the judiciary as a legitimate, independent institution. Instead, he presents it as a political adversary that “conceals the truth,” thereby preemptively calling into question any future judicial decision that may be unfavorable to him or to the government.