''Magyar Nemzet'' ('' en, Hungarian Nation'') is a major Hungarian newspaper published in

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, and in 2021 styled itself as "close to the current Hungarian government led by

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History and profile

''Magyar Nemzet'', a moderate conservative daily, was founded by Sándor Pethő in 1938. The paper fused with the other conservative daily ''Napi Magyarország'' in April 2000. ''Magyar Nemzet'' is regarded as part of conservative media which intensified in the country in 2010. Its

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s often speak out against the socialist and liberal parties,

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(MSZP) and Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ). ''Magyar Nemzet'' is published in

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format. Its major rival was '' Népszabadság'', the former communist party newspaper, mostly supported the former socialist MSZP/SZDSZ government. ''Magyar Nemzets editorials often complain about bias of the more readily available ''Népszabadság'' and the former MSZP government's ''de facto'' censorship by cutting off funds for conservative newspaper.

Circulation

The circulation of ''Magyar Nemzet'' was 132,000 copies in January 1989 and 121,000 copies in January 1991. The paper had a circulation of 70,000 copies in July 1992 and 55,000 copies in March 1993. Its circulation was 41,000 copies in 1998. The paper had a circulation of 64,209 copies in 2009, making it the fifth best-selling daily in the country. However, the paper lost one-third of its readers between 2005 and 2010. During the same period the visitors of its website also declined.

Closure

In April 2018 the publisher released a statement saying that the last edition of Magyar Nemzet will be released on 11 April 2018 citing financial problems. The online presence ''MNO.Hu'' did not function from April 2018 to February 2019.

Relaunch

On 6 February 2019 ''Magyar Nemzet'' was relaunched as new version of ''

Magyar Idők ''Magyar Idők'' ('' en, Hungarian Times'') was a short-lived national conservative Hungarian newspaper, associated with the Fidesz government. It was formed from '' Napi Gazdaság'' ('Daily Business'), a business newspaper founded in 1991. In 2 ...

''.

References

External links

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ICON: International Newspaper Database
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