Video Opinion: Why Are Most Hungarians So Sick Of Politics?

  • 16 Jul 2019 11:44 AM
Video Opinion: Why Are Most Hungarians So Sick Of Politics?
Despite the high turnout at last year's general election, it is a very common phenomenon amongst groups of friends or families in Hungary that talking politics is taboo.

Index.hu assessed the reasons behind the most common attitudes that drive local people to neglect public affairs.

The video below is in Hungarian, make sure you turn on the English subtitles. 

MTI Photo: Balogh Zoltán

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