Illiberal democracy
The publication of the biggest left-leaning newspaper in Hungary, Nepszabadsag was suspended last week. The owner of the newspaper, a company called Mediaworks, which is controlled by an Austrian businessman Heinrich Pecina claims the suspension is a purely commercial decision, because Nepszabadsag was generating losses for the past couple of years. However many journalists as well as other members of the public claim there is a political context to the decision.
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