Surprisingly, PM Orbán’s press chief leaves with immediate effect

From today on, the Hungarian press should submit their questions to the Government Information Centre (Kormányzati Tájékoztatási Központ, KTK) instead of Bertalan Havasi, the Deputy State Secretary heading the Press Office of the Prime Minister. Mr Havasi’s departure, despite their close working relationship with PM Orbán lasting for almost two decades, was immediate.

Orbán’s press chief leaves

According to Telex, Havasi did not react to their questions concerning his surprising leave. According to a statement by the KTK, they would share further details about Havasi’s new tasks later.

Havasi started his career as a journalist. He worked as a reporter for Magyar Nemzet and Duna TV, later Hír TV. Both Magyar Nemzet and Hír TV are and were close to Orbán’s Fidesz. In 2005, he was appointed press chief of Fidesz. He has been working for PM Orbán since 2010. Interestingly, he keeps a Coca-Cola can as a relic, from which Orbán drank at the inauguration of a new Coca-Cola plant in Hungary. Hungarian opposition-close press regularly slammed him for trying to keep journalists from the prime minister.

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Viktor Orbán and Bertalan Havasi on 17 January before the prime minister’s morning Kossuth Rádió interview. Photo: MTI

Some believe that the quick dismissal of one of the oldest press employees of Orbán means that the secession was not peaceful. Provided anything new is discovered concerning the details, we will update our article.

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One comment

  1. Seen the LIGHT.
    “Truth will set YOU Free”.
    CRACKS appearing ?
    “Rumbles” of leadership questioning being Elevated ?
    Internal BLAME games within Party factions – GROWING ?
    Increasing IMPLODING – of the Orban led Fidesz Government THROUGH gargantuan internal within Hungary and EXTERNALLY on Hungary, being openly spoken of under the Prime Ministership of Victor Orban – as the “Judas” of the member countrys of the European Union and by countrys GLOBALLY – that are Governed under DEMOCRACY ?
    The WORSENING of the Economic and Financial outlook of Hungary ?
    The REALIZATION – that the “crap” being through PROPAGANDA coming out of Orban / Szijjarto – the Fidesz Government, that Trump, his “new broom” policies – if INTRODUCED – will FACTUALLY – decimate Hungary – descending Hungary into a DEEPER abyss, than we are at this present point in time – as a country ?
    Accepting – that Hungary in the European Union, in N.A.T.O. – under the Prime Ministership of Victor Orban and the Fidesz Government of Hungary – has NO FUTURE ?
    Hungary – by the leadership of Orban, the process of DISTILLATION of DEMOCRACY in Hungary – building of partnerships and relationships – with COMMUNIST – Russia and China – reached the “Zenith” point – of NO return – through COMMITTMENT & DEALS – but in being as a country – Hungary – a Dictatorship and under DEEPNING Communistic Governance ?
    Escalating – Orban – Fidesz Government Debt and FINES – that remain un-paid growing daily MASSIVLY to the European Union, through structure being that of COMPOUNDING Interest charges ?
    Just a “shortened” somewhat skeletonized – number of factual reason(s) – why the Press Chief of just over (2) two decades – could have seen the LIGHT.
    Hungary – we will pay a DEEPENING hefty price – kissing the “rear end” of Donald J. Trump.
    NOTHING – absolutely NOTHING is going to get CHEAPER in Hungary.
    Inflation – just WATCH it – and “do the sums” – don’t BELIEVE the manipulated and FALSE componentry arising out of the Orban led Fidesz Government, the told FIGURE’s – to be reported to all Hungarians – by the Department – Central Department of Statistics – a Hungarian Government Department,
    SOLIDARITY citizens – the POWER of People, fighting and CHALLENGING the Orban led Fidesz Government – with FACTS & TRUTH – will BRING them DOWN.
    Hungary – things still are to WORSEN, but we must in SOLIDARITY, through, as a country in our MILLIONS – what as a country we have, after (16) sixteen years – the Orban led Fidesz Government – have delivered our country into BEING – that is a country that is in a cataclysmic TREND of WORSENING Disaster.
    SOLIDARITY – PEOPLE Power – we Fight the Fight built on – TRUTH & FACT.

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