Six Members Elected to New Hungarian Public Media Independence Body
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On Tuesday, the National Assembly filled six of the nine seats of the Independent Public Media Board, electing experts nominated by professional organizations and the government side to the forum, and then decided that Judit Bayer will be the president of the bureau tasked with protecting the independence of the public service. In addition, the National Assembly voted on the members. Viktor Bálint, Miklós Hargitai and György Szabó nominated by t…
The National Assembly session will begin on Tuesday with a memorial service and a speech by the Prime Minister. The parliament may elect the members and chair of the Independent Public Media Board, and will begin the debate on amending this year's budget.
The National Assembly elected six members and the chairman of the Independent Public Media Board (FKT). The board also included Árpád Kollár, a candidate from the Tiszatáj Foundation, in connection with whose selection Media1 revealed several professional and institutional connections. The nomination procedure was also objected to by nine media professional organizations, and the Public Service Council still has not made public the minutes of th…
Experts recommended by professional organizations and the government were included.
Official: the members and president of the board responsible for public media have been elected - They were sworn in immediately after the vote.
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