“I’ve just come from the Fidesz parliamentary group’s Christmas reception, because a lot of people were asking: well then, Balázs, who’s running against you, who’s the Brussels candidate there in North Pest?
So I say, I actually have a piece of paper right here. I’ve been chasing this person for the third week now, but they can’t be found, they don’t talk to voters. Of course they don’t. They don’t want to talk about the left-wing austerity package.
So that’s how it is.”
What is actually happening?
1️⃣ He fails to “draw out” the Tisza candidate
The opponent:
- does not engage in personal attacks,
- does not respond to mockery,
- does not step into the performative circus.
👉 This is a frustrating situation for a political actor
who feeds on reactions.
2️⃣ He cannot drag the other side down to his level
The problem here is not political, but communicational:
- Németh Balázs’s tone → mockery, insiderism, condescension
- The other side → distance, silence, non-reaction
👉 If there is no reaction, there is no show.
3️⃣ That’s why the “non-existent document” appears
When there is no debate, no response, no scandal:
➡️ one has to be manufactured.
- “I have a document”
- “I’ve been chasing him for weeks”
- “He doesn’t dare talk about austerity”
👉 The document is not content, but a pretext.
The goal is not to prove anything,
but to make himself appear active
while the other party looks passive.
4️⃣ Why is this good for Németh Balázs?
Because it creates the following equation:
- him = asking, pursuing, “doing the work”
- the other = hiding, silent, “suspicious”
👉 Even if there is nothing behind it.
This is a classic propaganda setup:
- if you don’t react → you’re guilty
- if you do react → you’ve entered the mudslinging
🎯 The core point in one sentence
Németh Balázs attacks with a non-existent document because he cannot force his opponent into a debate—and without a reaction, he cannot sustain his own role.