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Zsolt Bayer

Zsolt Bayer
Zsolt Bayer in 2007
Born
Budapest, Hungary
OccupationJournalist
Political partyFidesz

Zsolt Bayer (born 26 February 1963) is a Hungarian far-right[1] and pro-Russian[citation needed] journalist, whose views have been widely described as racist,[2][3][4][5][6][1] homophobic and transphobic,[7] and antisemitic.[8][1] He was a co-founder of the ruling Fidesz party and close confidant of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.[9] He is the owner of party membership card No. 5.[10]

Bayer has worked for media outlets such as Magyar Nemzet and Magyar Hírlap. In 2016, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit.[11][12]

  1. ^ a b c Garamvolgyi, Flora; Borger, Julian (21 May 2022). "Trump shares CPAC Hungary platform with notorious racist and antisemite". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ Goulard, Hortense (24 August 2016). "Hungary gives award to writer fined for racism". Politico. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Award for 'racist' journalist in Hungary sparks protests". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. ^ Kennedy, Paula (25 August 2016). "Hungarians return awards over 'racist' journalist". BBC News. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  5. ^ Karáth, Kata (9 September 2016). "All of a sudden, nobody wants one of Hungary's highest national honors". Quartz. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Racist article on Roma by a founder member of Fidesz". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  7. ^ Schlagwein, Felix (21 May 2020). "Viktor Orban's war on LGBT+ people in Hungary". dw.com. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  8. ^ Forman, Ira N. (28 May 2021). "Hungarian journalist leveled an antisemitic attack on Antony Blinken". The Jerusalem Post. JTA. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  9. ^ Balogh, Eva S. (23 April 2019). "What's wrong with the West? Everything". Hungarian Spectrum. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  10. ^ Zsolt, Bayer (4 May 2010). "Magánügy". Magyar Hírlap.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  11. ^ McLaughlin, Daniel (7 September 2016). "Hungary under fire over award for 'hate-filled xenophobe'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Journalist repeatedly fined for anti-Semitic, racist comments given major Hungarian award". National Post. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

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