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‘Ephebophile’ incident ignites debate over age of consent

Friday, February 17th, 2023

A conservative commentator calls for more restrictive legislation to protect teenagers from sexual predators after a 39 year old assistant schoolteacher was suspended for an allegedly intimate relationship with a 15 year old boy. READ MORE

Supreme Court narrows down government’s ‘child protection’ referendum

Monday, November 1st, 2021

A left-wing liberal commentator welcomes the Curia’s decision to dismiss one of the government’s referendum questions on the controversial child protection law. Magyar Narancs concedes that as the ruling shows, courts still are ‘to a certain extent’ still independent. READ MORE

Dispute over homosexuality rolls on

Monday, September 6th, 2021

A liberal pundit lambasts Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry President for a homophobic statement. A pro-government columnist thinks that gays should not be discriminated but accuses LMBT organizations of trying to change young people’s sexual orientation. READ MORE

PM Orbán calls referendum

Friday, July 23rd, 2021

A pro-government commentator welcomes the Prime Minister’s decision to call a referendum on the controversial child abuse legislation. A liberal columnist interprets the referendum as an act of ‘political paedophilia’. READ MORE

Dutch PM: Hungary has no place in the EU

Saturday, June 26th, 2021

A pro-government commentator suspects that western European critics of the Hungarian government are ‘following the orders of George Soros’ when they falsely accuse the government of anti-LGBT legislation. READ MORE

Controversy over promoting gay inclusion among children

Monday, October 19th, 2020

Liberal and left-wing commentators in unison criticize radical right-wing MP Dóra Dúró for shredding a children’s book intended to strengthen acceptance of homosexuals. Conservative pundits, on the other hand, call for the government to put an end to what they label ‘homosexual propaganda’ in kindergartens.

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LMP proposes restricting rights of sex offenders

Thursday, May 12th, 2016

Magyar Nemzet supports the LMP’s proposal to ban sex offenders from education and sports. READ MORE

Statute of limitation for child abuse to be abolished

Friday, September 19th, 2014

A conservative columnist welcomes the government’s plan to amend the criminal code so that child abuse becomes prosecutable without limitation. A liberal commentator, on the other hand, fears that child abuse accusations will be increasingly misused to discredit innocent people.

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