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The Ukrainians are threatening Hungary again — this time they want to bleed our country dry economically.
They have launched multiple attacks against the TurkStream gas pipeline in Russia after also refusing to reopen the Druzhba oil pipeline toward Hungary. Incredible.
All this because we are not willing to pay for their war, and we do not want them to join the EU either.
And Péter Magyar is colluding with the very same Zelensky who keeps trying to blackmail Hungary and Orbán Viktor personally.
As long as there is a national government, we will not give in to blackmail, we will keep energy prices low, and we will preserve peace. That is also why Fidesz is the only safe choice!

The Ukrainians want to bleed the Hungarian people dry economically. Ukraine has launched multiple attacks against critical infrastructure elements of the TurkStream gas pipeline. Quite simply because we are not willing to finance and support their war. Because what is happening now? They have already cut off the oil, they are no longer allowing the Russian gas destined for us to pass through, and now the latest news says that the Russian section of TurkStream is also under attack. So this is the Zelensky government that, surrounded by Brussels, wants Péter Magyar to become Hungary’s prime minister. And they want this precisely because they rightly believe that as long as we are in government, we will not give in to Ukrainian blackmail and Ukrainian demands, we will not give up utility cost reductions, and we will not send weapons or money to finance Ukraine’s war. Péter Magyar, on the other hand, would obviously open the way to all of this, would send money to Ukraine as well — our money — and would cut us off from cheap Russian energy.

Sure. This text is almost textbook propaganda: fear-mongering, enemy construction, scapegoating, and in the end a party-political conclusion. On top of that, it repeatedly blurs the line between verified facts, disputed claims, and campaign conclusions.

Briefly about the reality:
There is indeed a Hungarian–Ukrainian dispute around the shutdown of the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline. However, the current situation is linked to damage that occurred in January, which the Ukrainian side says was caused by a Russian attack. Zelensky also said last week that technically the pipeline could be restarted in roughly a month and a half. Meanwhile, reports about attacks on Russian facilities connected to TurkStream have mainly come from Russian/Gazprom sources, and Gazprom claimed the attacks were repelled.

In other words, the campaign message turns this complex situation into a finished narrative: “Ukraine is deliberately trying to economically bleed Hungary dry.”

The main structure of the message:

crisis → external enemy → internal traitor → savior leader → “the only safe choice”.

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Propaganda analysis

1. Construction of an existential threat (crisis framing)

Excerpt:
“they want to economically bleed our country dry”,
“critical infrastructure”,
“they shut it off”,
“they won’t allow it through”.

Technique:
The issue is not framed as an energy market dispute or wartime infrastructure problem, but as a national survival issue.

Goal:
Prevent the reader from weighing the facts and instead trigger a sense of danger.

Effect:
The audience may feel that this is no longer diplomacy or energy policy but a direct attack on the livelihood of Hungarians.

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2. Attribution of intent without evidence (intent attribution)

Excerpt:
“Simply because we are not willing to finance and support their war.”

Technique:
The text presents Ukraine’s supposed motivation as an established fact.

Goal:
Push every event into a single moral frame: Ukraine is acting out of revenge.

Effect:
Readers stop asking what actually happened and instead accept that “they are deliberately punishing us.”

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3. Oversimplification of cause and effect (false cause)

Excerpt:
“they already shut off the oil… they no longer allow Russian gas to reach us… now they are attacking TurkStream as well.”

Technique:
Several separate and complex issues are presented as one linear action plan.

Goal:
Create the impression of a coordinated siege.

Effect:
The reader imagines a single Ukrainian operation against Hungary, even though in reality the situation involves a mixture of technical, military, political, and communication factors.

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4. External enemy + internal agent narrative

(enemy framing + internal traitor framing)

Excerpt:
“Surrounded by Brussels, they want Péter Magyar to become Hungary’s prime minister.”

Technique:
Foreign actors and domestic opponents are merged into a single political bloc.

Goal:
Present the opposition not as a legitimate alternative but as agents of foreign interests.

Effect:
In the voter’s mind the opponent becomes not a rival but a threat.

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5. Scapegoating through energy prices (scapegoating)

Excerpt:
“we will not give up the utility price cuts”.

Technique:
Energy prices are framed not as an economic or market issue but as part of an identity struggle.

Goal:
Pre-assign blame for possible price increases to Ukraine, Brussels, and the opposition.

Effect:
If economic uncertainty grows, the audience already has a ready-made culprit.

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6. False exclusivity (false dilemma)

Excerpt:
“Fidesz is the only safe choice.”

Technique:
The political landscape is reduced to two options:

Fidesz = security
everyone else = chaos / war / higher prices.

Goal:
Close down critical thinking.

Effect:
The election appears not as a comparison of programs but as a survival decision.

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7. Total division between “us” and “them” (tribal polarization)

Excerpt:
“we will not…”,
“they want…”,
“they are blackmailing…”

Technique:
Strong tribal language.

Goal:
Create emotional identification with the speaker’s political camp.

Effect:
Political judgment is replaced by loyalty reflex.

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8. Presenting speculation as fact (speculative certainty)

Excerpt:
“Péter Magyar would obviously open the door to all this and send money to Ukraine…”

Technique:
A hypothetical political assumption about the future is presented as a certainty.

Goal:
Discredit the opponent in advance.

Effect:
The audience forms a negative political profile without evidence.

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What is the most manipulative element?

Not the criticism of Ukraine itself.

The manipulation lies in the fact that the text:

• turns every event into a single hostile Ukrainian plan,
• reduces a complex energy-policy situation to campaign slogans,
• portrays domestic opponents as agents of foreign powers,
• and then uses all of this to deliver a clear electoral instruction.

This is not analysis, but a fear-based mobilization message.

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In one sentence:

The post uses the uncertainty surrounding war and energy security to portray Ukraine as an enemy, the opposition as collaborators, and Fidesz as the only possible savior.

“We’ll tear out your tongue and throw it to the dogs.” “Your blood will flow into the Danube before oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline.” — this is how the Ukrainian lieutenant general sent his message to Viktor Orbán.

Hryhoriy Omelchenko has once again issued a death threat against the Hungarian prime minister. All this came after Zelensky, and then this Ukrainian officer, had threatened Viktor Orbán, his children, and his grandchildren with death.

Just imagine: a country like this wants to join the European Union starting in January.

These are the people who fantasize about the death of a pro-peace prime minister and his family, or who have been blackmailing Hungary for more than a month.

And it is with this country and its leaders that the Hungarian left is cooperating.

Péter Magyar and his representatives in Brussels voted for unconditional support for Ukraine, or posed in blue-and-yellow shirts — that is how the Zelensky–TISZA tandem operates.

There is a line that Kyiv’s military leadership has crossed many times over. This is no longer just about Viktor Orbán. The threats made by Zelensky and his people are an open attack against all Hungarians, and we must reject them in the strongest possible terms.

On Sunday, come all of you to the biggest Peace March, and let us stand together for Hungary’s independence and security. Only Fidesz is the safe choice!

“Vitya, we’ll tear out your tongue and throw it to the dogs.” That is what the Ukrainian general said — the same one who had earlier issued a death threat against Viktor Orbán’s grandchildren.

The very last sentence in your text is heavily garbled, so it cannot be translated reliably word for word.

1️⃣ Shock effect built from a cropped quote (selective quote / distortion framing)

Excerpt
“…this Ukrainian officer issued a death threat against Viktor Orbán, his children and his grandchildren.”

Technique
The communication treats a disputed or partially cut source excerpt as an established fact. The uncertain or manipulated base information is not presented as a question but as a closed reality.

Goal
To provoke immediate outrage in the audience rather than doubt.

Effect
The reader does not weigh what exactly was said but is already pushed into a prepared emotional state:
➡️ “the prime minister’s family has been attacked.”

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2️⃣ Turning a single person into an entire nation (collective blame)

Excerpt
“…such a country wants to join the European Union in January.”
“Zelensky’s threat is an open attack against all Hungarians…”

Technique
A statement from a retired, extreme-tone individual is reframed as the behavior of “Ukraine” as a whole. A personal remark is magnified into a collective national threat.

Goal
To build general hostility toward Ukraine.

Effect
The reader may feel:
➡️ “this wasn’t one extremist speaking — Ukraine itself is threatening us.”

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3️⃣ Using family emotions for political mobilization (family fear framing)

Excerpt
“…Viktor Orbán, his children and his grandchildren…”
“…the death of the peace-supporting prime minister and his family…”

Technique
The text frames the political conflict as a family-protection issue. Instead of presenting it as a foreign policy or communication matter, it emphasizes threats involving children and grandchildren.

Goal
To trigger a strong instinctive reaction and reduce critical distance.

Effect
The reader does not see political communication but rather:
➡️ “an attack against a family.”

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4️⃣ Moral demonization of the opponent (enemy demonization)

Excerpt
“…those who are envisioning the death of the peace-supporting prime minister and his family…”
“…the Kyiv military leadership…”
“…an open attack against all Hungarians…”

Technique
The opponent is not portrayed simply as a political rival but as morally corrupt, dangerous, almost inhuman.

Goal
To make calm interpretation or nuance impossible.

Effect
The reader is more likely to accept that with such actors there should be no debate, only total rejection.

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5️⃣ Transferring guilt onto the opposition (guilt by association)

Excerpt
“The Hungarian left is cooperating with this country and its leaders.”
“…this is how the Zelensky–TISZA tandem works.”

Technique
Domestic opposition is linked to an external threat. The message is not that the opposition has a different foreign policy position, but that it cooperates with those threatening Hungarians.

Goal
To undermine the legitimacy of the opposition as a political actor.

Effect
The reader may conclude:
➡️ “they are not just thinking differently — they are acting against Hungarian interests.”

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6️⃣ Dividing the world into “peaceful us” vs. “warlike them” (binary moral framing)

Excerpt
“…the peace-supporting prime minister…”
“Only Fidesz is the safe choice!”

Technique
The communication constructs a black-and-white moral world:

• one side = peace, security, Hungary
• the other side = threat, war, foreign interests

Goal
To turn the election into a moral loyalty test.

Effect
The reader feels they are not choosing between parties but between:
➡️ “peace and threat.”

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7️⃣ Turning a threat into national victimhood (national victimhood framing)

Excerpt
“…an open attack against all Hungarians…”
“…we must reject it in the strongest possible way.”

Technique
A personal insult or threat is elevated into a collective national grievance.

Goal
To mobilize collective identity and enforce unity.

Effect
The reader may feel:
➡️ “if Orbán is attacked, all Hungarians are attacked.”

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8️⃣ Packaging reality together with campaign mobilization (event-to-mobilization conversion)

Excerpt
“On Sunday, come all of you to the largest Peace March…”

Technique
The stirred-up emotion is immediately linked to concrete political action: attend, join, line up, show support.

Goal
To convert outrage into organized political energy.

Effect
The text does not merely provoke anger — it directs that emotion toward participation.

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9️⃣ Authority inflation (inflating rank and status)

Excerpt
“Ukrainian lieutenant general”
“the Kyiv military leadership”

Technique
The speaker’s status is amplified so that the statement appears to be an official Ukrainian state threat. In reality, the situation is more nuanced, as Omelchenko is not a current state decision-maker.

Goal
To increase the perceived credibility and weight of the threat.

Effect
The reader perceives not a marginal figure speaking but a message seemingly coming from an entire state’s military-political leadership.

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🔟 Emotional fixation through repetition (repetition for emotional fixation)

Excerpt
“death threat”
“threatened”
“open attack”
“security”
“safe choice”

Technique
Repeating key phrases does not add new information but reinforces emotional conditioning.

Goal
To imprint the core feeling: there is danger, and there is only one protector.

Effect
The message becomes a simple, memorable campaign narrative.

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Overall picture

This text is not informational but mobilizing propaganda. Its structure roughly follows this pattern:

1. It starts from a disputed or manipulated claim.
2. It magnifies that claim into a national-level threat.
3. It connects the domestic opposition to that threat.
4. Then it converts the whole narrative into a call for political participation.

The strongest manipulative element is that an entire emotional-political narrative is built on a cropped or distorted interpretation.
If the underlying claim weakens, the credibility of the entire narrative weakens with it.

The pro-Ukraine lawyer is also on the left-wing list!

TISZA is no longer even trying to hide which side they are on. Péter Magyar has placed Márton Melléthei-Barna in a rather prominent position on his election list — a man whose former workplace actively participated in creating the Ukrainian Development Fund and also represented George Soros.

But there is an even more serious issue here. A few years ago, the same firm represented Naftogaz in court — the very company whose president said just days ago, clearly and openly, that they have no intention whatsoever of restarting the Druzhba oil pipeline.

Yes, the chief legal officer of TISZA worked at a place like that. A place where NGOs are boosted to the highest level, where Zelensky’s closest allies operate, and where the energy security of Hungarian families is put at risk.

Péter Magyar has been exposed once again. Within his inner circle is a man who not only refuses to condemn the oil blockade but previously worked for those behind it — this is how the Kyiv–TISZA tandem operates.

As long as the national government remains in power, we will never yield to any pro-Ukraine force or to Zelensky’s pressure.

We will break the oil blockade and stand up for Hungarian interests — which is why Fidesz is the safe choice.

There is a major international law firm network called Freshfields. This is not just an ordinary law office, but a legal network that regularly appears in major political and economic cases. In Budapest there is an office called Oppenheim, whose own history is connected to Freshfields’ past in Hungary. A publicly available list of lawyers also lists Melléthei’s name together with Oppenheim — meaning the Budapest firm that is linked to this international legal network.

This is how the Kyiv–TISZA tandem works. TISZA would send to parliament a man who not only fails to condemn the shutdown of the Druzhba oil pipeline but previously worked on behalf of those responsible for it.

On the TISZA party list, Márton Melléthei-Barna is in 23rd place, and the party refers to him as its legal director. The Kyiv Post also reported that Zelensky appointed a man to lead the city of Lviv who had previously worked at Freshfields’ Paris office. In other words, the name Freshfields — the same international legal circle — officially appears in connection with the creation of one of Ukraine’s development funds.

Yes, the chief lawyer of TISZA came from such a circle. From a place where NGOs are propelled to the top, where Zelensky’s closest allies maneuver behind the scenes, and where the energy security of Hungarian families is put at risk.

That is already too many interconnected links for Hungarians not to realize what is going on.

Analysis of Alexa’s text – propaganda techniques

1️⃣ Enemy framing

Excerpt

“pro-Ukrainian lawyer”
“Kyiv–TISZA tandem”

Technique

The communication links an external enemy (Ukraine) with an internal enemy (the opposition).

➡️ Ukraine
➡️ TISZA
➡️ NGOs
➡️ international legal networks

All of these are merged into a single block.

Goal

To present the opposition as representatives of foreign interests.

Effect

Readers may develop the perception that:

➡️ “they are not on Hungary’s side.”

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2️⃣ Guilt by association

Excerpt

“represented George Soros”
“represented Naftogaz”
“Freshfields legal circle”

Technique

The communication does not criticize a concrete action, but instead builds chains of associations.

The logical structure:

X worked at a company

The company represented someone

That someone is considered a political adversary

→ therefore X is also an adversary

This is a classic associational propaganda technique.

Goal

To discredit a political figure through indirect connections.

Effect

Readers are unlikely to examine:

• what the actual work was
• what the person’s role was

Instead they simply perceive:

➡️ “this person is part of a suspicious network.”

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3️⃣ Conspiracy-style network narrative

Excerpt

“international legal network”
“NGOs being boosted to the top”
“Zelensky’s confidants”

Technique

The communication suggests the existence of an invisible network:

Freshfields
NGOs
Ukraine
the opposition

This is a classic deep-network framing technique.

Goal

To portray the political conflict as an international conspiracy.

Effect

Readers may feel that:

➡️ “this is an organized foreign intervention.”

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4️⃣ Activation of energy-security fears

Excerpt

“Druzhba oil pipeline”
“oil blockade”
“the energy security of Hungarian families”

Technique

The text invokes a very concrete everyday fear:

➡️ energy
➡️ household costs
➡️ supply security

This is a powerful emotional trigger.

Goal

To connect geopolitical conflict to the everyday security of families.

Effect

Readers may feel:

➡️ “this is not politics anymore — this affects my livelihood.”

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5️⃣ Narrative simplification (binary framing)

Excerpt

“pro-Ukrainian forces”
“national government”

Technique

The communication divides the world into two camps:

Camp	Meaning
Fidesz	Hungarian national interest
Opposition	Ukrainian interest

There is no middle position.

Goal

To create a simple decision framework for voters.

Effect

In the reader’s mind it becomes:

➡️ “either you are with us, or against us.”

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6️⃣ Repetition reinforcement

Several elements are repeated throughout the text:

• Freshfields
• NGOs
• Zelensky
• energy
• TISZA

Technique

This is known as message reinforcement.

Goal

To embed the association in the reader’s mind.

Effect

Over time voters may automatically connect:

➡️ TISZA = Ukrainian interests.

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7️⃣ Campaign closure

Excerpt

“therefore Fidesz is the safe choice”

Technique

This follows the classic propaganda structure:

1️⃣ threat
2️⃣ enemy
3️⃣ network
4️⃣ solution

The solution is always the communicating political force.

Goal

To convert fear into electoral support.

Effect

Readers may conclude that:

➡️ “only they can protect the country.”

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Summary

The text is not a factual political critique, but a deliberately constructed propaganda structure built on the following elements:

1️⃣ enemy framing (Ukraine + opposition)
2️⃣ guilt by association
3️⃣ international network narrative
4️⃣ energy-security fear
5️⃣ “us vs. them” worldview
6️⃣ repetition-based persuasion
7️⃣ campaign closing message

This communication pattern is very typical in election campaigns, especially when topics such as

➡️ geopolitics
➡️ energy
➡️ national sovereignty

are brought to the forefront.

Alexandra Szentkirályi

👉 The Ukrainians are increasingly desperate to drag Europe into their war. It has never been more important for us to stay out of it!

Tisza’s lies vs. reality.

Yesterday, Zelensky himself spoke about an approaching global catastrophe. The Ukrainian president literally said things like “a world war could happen,” that “we are very close” to it, and that “ground forces” would also be needed.

Meanwhile, Péter Magyar’s party ally, Ruszin-Szendi, claims that “there is no war.” So how exactly would Tisza keep Hungary out of the war?

This is an age of danger: war is raging in our neighborhood and in the Middle East as well. At a time like this, there is no room for experimentation. Only an experienced, responsible leader can protect Hungary’s peace and security, which is why Fidesz is the safe choice!

Tisza’s war-denying lies versus the real threat of war coming from Ukraine.

“There is no war. There is no war. There may be a world war. Do you think that is possible? Yes, it is certainly possible. Do you think it is very close? Yes, I think it is very close. There is no need to fear war. Because a world war would not be only drones and missiles. Somehow ground forces would also be needed; they must not allow threatening positions. This hot war always comes back. There is no need to fear war. There is no war. There is no war. There is no war. It is always possible. It may be that ground forces… They must not allow threatening positions. And then a global pause.”

The text is a classic attempt at political narrative inversion. Its core mechanism is that the original accusation (panic-mongering / war rhetoric) is shifted onto the opponent, while the speaker’s own communication is framed as “realism” or “reality.”

Below are the influence techniques used in the text, listed point by point.

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Alexa’s text – influence techniques

1️⃣ Narrative inversion (accusation inversion)

Excerpt

“Tisza lies vs. reality.”

Technique

The communication decides the debate already in the title:

• one side = lies
• the other side = reality

This creates a pre-framed debate.

Goal

To establish in the audience’s mind from the very beginning that:

➡️ “one side is lying, the other is telling the truth.”

Effect

Readers are less likely to examine the actual claims, because the frame has already been set.

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2️⃣ Appeal to authority

Excerpt

“Zelensky himself spoke yesterday…”

Technique

The argument relies on the statement of an authority figure.

Instead of examining the claim itself, it says:

➡️ “the Ukrainian president himself said it.”

Goal

To make the information appear more credible.

Effect

Readers may be more likely to accept the claim without verifying it.

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3️⃣ Contrast framing

Excerpt

“Zelensky talks about world war.”
“Ruszin-Szendi says there is no war.”

Technique

Two statements are placed next to each other as if they directly contradict each other.

In reality, these statements are often made in different contexts.

Goal

To make the opponent’s position appear absurd or naïve.

Effect

Readers may conclude:

➡️ “then Tisza is completely unrealistic.”

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4️⃣ Fear framing

Excerpt

“an age of dangers”
“war is raging in the neighborhood”
“global conflagration”

Technique

The communication emphasizes existential threats.

Key elements:

• world war
• regional wars
• global instability

Goal

To trigger an emotional reaction.

Effect

Readers may feel:

➡️ “this is not a time to take risks.”

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5️⃣ Stability vs. experimentation framing

Excerpt

“In such a situation there is no room for experimentation.”

Technique

Political competition is framed as:

• opposition = experiment
• government = stability

Goal

To portray the opponent as risky and unreliable.

Effect

The electoral choice becomes a security decision rather than a policy debate.

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6️⃣ Leader as protector (protector framing)

Excerpt

“only an experienced leader can protect Hungary’s peace.”

Technique

The leader’s role is presented not as political, but as protective.

The classic structure:

leader = shield
country = under threat

Goal

To present the political leader as a guarantee of security.

Effect

The choice appears to voters as:

➡️ “protection or risk.”

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7️⃣ Black-and-white framing

The text creates two opposing camps.

Us

• peace
• experience
• reality

Them

• lies
• war denial
• irresponsibility

Goal

To create a simple political worldview.

Effect

The gray zone disappears.

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Core logic of the communication

The message is built on three main narratives:

1️⃣ War threat

The world is dangerous.

2️⃣ The opponent denies the threat

“There is no war.”

3️⃣ Only the current leadership can protect the country

This is a classic security-based campaign narrative.

Oh, these assembly-line politicians…

In Central and Eastern Europe, we see the same pattern strikingly often. Out of nowhere, a new political actor suddenly appears. There is nothing behind them, yet overnight they become nationally known. Social media, foreign support, and suddenly the “savior” is ready.

As if they were being produced somewhere on a conveyor belt.

In Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili became the country’s leader after the 2003 “Rose Revolution,” with strong support from Western political networks and Soros-linked organizations. In Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky became a political phenomenon almost overnight, stepping from a television series straight into the presidency. In Slovakia, Zuzana Čaputová rose from a “civil” activist to head of state in a short time. In Bulgaria, Kiril Petkov and his movement also emerged from Soros-connected circles. And in Romania, we see similar scenes year after year.

Hungary has seen something similar as well. Four years ago, pro-war forces in Brussels and the then-incumbent Biden administration tried to gain power through illegal campaign financing and by handing over the personal data of Hungarian citizens to foreign actors (Dávid Korányi, Action for Democracy, the “rolling dollars and euros”), backing Péter Márki-Zay.

Now we see the same pre-written script in the case of Péter Magyar—this time with a strong Ukrainian thread added.

Péter Magyar has repeatedly said that he “needs 20 billion forints,” and meanwhile Ukrainian gold convoys keep appearing in Budapest through indirect routes, with similar amounts of cash…

Western foundations, NGO networks, foreign multinationals, and European party families actively support liberal and pro-Ukrainian political directions across the region. In Hungary, this is stronger than ever—because our country does not support the war, does not support banning cheap Russian energy, and does not support Ukraine’s EU accession. And that runs counter to German, British, and Brussels interests.

The final question is: whose interests do those represent who come to power with foreign support?

The one who pays the bill chooses the music.

We often take it for granted that the fate of a country is decided by the people who live there. But reality is far more complicated.

That is why politicians who appear suddenly and receive massive media backing and international attention in a short time are risky. What they say now may not be what they do once in government. If they seize power, the financiers will come to collect their bill.

That is what Weber, Ursula, and Zelensky are preparing together with the Tisza party.

That is why the April election is decisive. Western pro-war elites want changes in Hungary on issues that cannot be reversed four years later. You cannot remove Ukraine from the EU, you cannot send migrants away once they arrive, you cannot easily restore cheap energy, and you cannot simply withdraw from financing the war.

The candidate of Brussels and Ukraine is Péter Magyar, who would represent their interests in government.

Viktor Orbán, on the other hand, is the candidate of the Hungarian people. He fights only for Hungary’s interests—that is why they want to bring him down from Kyiv and Brussels.

In an age of dangers, when we are not simply choosing a government but a destiny:

Fidesz is the safe choice.

1️⃣ “Politicians produced on an assembly line” framing

Excerpt:
“It’s as if they were being produced somewhere on an assembly line.”

Technique:
Political actors are portrayed not as independent, legitimate politicians, but as products manufactured by external forces.

Goal:

• to delegitimize new political actors
• to suggest that they do not have genuine social support
• to make spontaneous political rise appear suspicious

Effect:
The reader is more likely to believe that these actors are not authentic, but rather “project politicians.”

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2️⃣ Construction of a conspiracy-like pattern

Excerpt:
“In Central and Eastern Europe we see the same pattern appearing remarkably often.”

Technique:
The text connects examples from several countries as parts of one large hidden system. This is a political narrative built on pattern recognition.

Goal:

• to suggest that these are not isolated cases
• to create the impression of geopolitically coordinated intervention
• to present the Hungarian situation as part of a larger “script”

Effect:
Readers may begin to feel that everything is happening according to the same plan, meaning the threat appears systemic.

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3️⃣ Identification of an external enemy

Excerpt:
“Western political and Soros networks,”
“pro-war Brussels forces,”
“the Biden administration,”
“a Ukrainian connection”

Technique:
The text names many external actors and treats them as a unified threat. This is a classic external enemy construction.

Goal:

• to frame domestic political conflict as an international attack
• to portray political opponents as serving foreign interests
• to mobilize support through national identity

Effect:
The political debate shifts from “government vs opposition” to “Hungary vs foreign forces.”

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4️⃣ Guilt by association

Excerpt:
“Soros networks,” “NGO networks,” “pro-Ukrainian political directions,”
“Weber, Ursula and Zelensky together with Tisza”

Technique:
Instead of listing clearly proven actions, the text highlights networks of connections that create suspicion by themselves.

Goal:

• to discredit the opponent through indirect connections
• to imply that anyone appearing within these networks is already suspicious
• to merge different actors into one unified bloc

Effect:
Readers may begin to see these actors not individually, but as a single threatening group.

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5️⃣ Suggestion instead of proof

Excerpt:
“Now with Péter Magyar we see the same pre-written script.”
“Ukrainian gold convoys keep appearing in Budapest through indirect routes…”

Technique:
The text often hints, implies, and connects elements without fully presenting the chain of evidence. This is the technique of insinuation.

Goal:

• to create a strong sense of suspicion
• to activate the reader’s imagination
• to form conviction while allowing the reader to fill in the missing evidence themselves

Effect:
The audience may conclude that “something must be going on in the background,” even without clear proof.

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6️⃣ The “who pays the bill calls the tune” narrative

Excerpt:
“Whoever pays the bill calls the tune.”

Technique:
A simple proverb-like framing that turns political financing automatically into political dependence.

Goal:

• to simplify complex political-financing questions
• to deliver a moral message: those funded from abroad cannot be independent
• to question the sovereignty of the political opponent

Effect:
Because the phrase carries strong emotional and moral weight, readers may accept the conclusion without detailed evidence.

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7️⃣ National sovereignty framing

Excerpt:
“whose interests they represent,”
“Viktor Orbán is the candidate of the Hungarians”

Technique:
The political choice is framed as a matter of national loyalty rather than policy differences.

Goal:

• to elevate the election into a question of moral and national loyalty
• to push opponents outside the national community
• to create emotional identification with the “national side”

Effect:
The political contest appears not as a competition between legitimate alternatives, but as a conflict between patriotic and foreign-serving forces.

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8️⃣ Fear based on irreversible consequences

Excerpt:
“this cannot be undone in four years”
“Ukraine cannot be removed from the EU, migrants cannot be sent away…”

Technique:
This is a classic irreversibility fear appeal. It suggests that a wrong electoral choice would be a permanent turning point.

Goal:

• to create a sense of urgency
• to push voters toward cautious, defensive decisions
• to reduce experimentation or protest voting

Effect:
Readers may feel that this is not a normal election, but a historic and irreversible decision.

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9️⃣ Dramatic framing: “we choose fate, not a government”

Excerpt:
“In an era of dangers, when we choose not a government but our fate.”

Technique:
The political decision is elevated into an existential drama. This relies on strong pathos and a sense of historical gravity.

Goal:

• to maximize the perceived stakes of the election
• to mobilize uncertain voters
• to frame support for one side as a moral obligation

Effect:
Readers may feel that neutrality or abstention would be irresponsible.

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🔟 Binary “us vs them” worldview

Excerpt:
“Péter Magyar is the candidate of Brussels and Ukraine”
“Viktor Orbán is the candidate of the Hungarians”

Technique:
The text divides political reality into two opposing camps, leaving no room for intermediate positions.

Goal:

• to simplify complex political dynamics
• to eliminate nuanced evaluation
• to unify supporters through identity

Effect:
The choice appears as if there are only two options: the national side or foreign interests.

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1️⃣1️⃣ Accumulation of examples to create credibility

Excerpt:
Georgia, Ukraine, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, then Hungary

Technique:
Listing many countries and names creates the impression of strong evidence, even though the historical and political contexts differ significantly.

Goal:

• to create the appearance of intellectual grounding
• to elevate the narrative into an “international pattern”
• to make readers feel that this phenomenon has already been proven many times

Effect:
Because of the number of examples, the narrative may appear more confident, systematic, and revelatory.

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1️⃣2️⃣ Final mobilizing slogan

Excerpt:
“Fidesz is the safe choice.”

Technique:
After building a narrative of threats and enemies, the text concludes with a simple solution sentence.

Goal:

• to convert emotional tension into political action
• to give a clear direction for decision-making
• to close the argument with a ready-made conclusion

Effect:
The reader not only perceives danger but is immediately given a “safe” option.

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Overall picture

The text mainly relies on:

• external enemy framing
• conspiracy-like pattern construction
• sovereignty fears
• emphasis on irreversible consequences
• “us vs them” polarization
• emotional mobilization toward the election

In other words, the text functions less as rational policy argumentation and more as a political mobilization narrative built on threat perception, suspicion, loyalty, and historical stakes.