Feledy Botondo Was Dismissed with Immediate Effect - The Fired CEO of the Institute of Foreign Affairs Reacted; Péter Magyar Also Spoke Out on the Matter
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While he hosted a foreign policy program on Partizán, he was also in close contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of János Lázár. As of the end of 2023, he received a total of 84.2 million forints for his analyses and advice. According to Feledy, the assignment did not affect his independence as an analyst, yet he did not even tell Partizán about it. After we sent questions about this to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Feledy was fired.
The foreign policy analyst was fired after three months because it was discovered that he had a working relationship with the previous government.
László György Velkey, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced in a terse Facebook post that the recently appointed CEO of the Hungarian Institute of Foreign Affairs, Feledy Botond, would be dismissed. Shortly afterwards, Feledy Botond also responded in a Facebook post, saying that his foreign policy analysis company also worked for the Ministry of Construction and Transport led by János Lázár. Prime Minister P…
László György Velkey announced the dismissal on Facebook, Feledy also reacted on social media, and the Prime Minister also joined the comment war that broke out under his post.
Feledy Botondo was appointed to the position in early August.
Extraordinary: one of Anita Orbán's most important people was fired with immediate effect - the completely unexpected decision was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs on state policy.
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