Megafon received multi-hundred-million forints from companies linked to Lőrinc Mészáros

Dokuments obtained by Direkt36 detail a pattern of sizable transfers from firms tied to Lőrinc Mészáros to the right-wing media network Megafon. In 2022, V-Híd Zrt. sent 310 million forints, and Kontúr Csoport Kft. added 100 million just weeks before the national election. The following year, R-Kord Kft. entered a sponsorship agreement earmarking 217 million forints for Megafon, despite financial difficulties on a state-funded railway project.

Further records show 220 million forints directed to Filep Dávid’s Aktuális Média Kft., which produced pro-government videos. Martin József Péter of Transparency International Hungary called the arrangement a “vicious circle” of state contracts and private propaganda financing. The State Audit Office’s review concluded there was no evidence of illegal campaign financing, and Megafon’s leadership declined to comment.