Failure of the Democratic Opposition

“It’s now very well known in the international media that we’re on a very dangerous track toward a more and more authoritarian regime,” said István Hegedűs as quoted by Andrew MacDowall in his article "Illiberal Democracy: How Hungary’s Orban Is Testing Europe" published in 
The article of István Hegedűs entitled "Európa-görcsök" ("Inflexibility towards Europe") was published in Népszava on 24 December 2002 about the completion of the accession negotiations between Hungary and the European Union
István Hegedűs gave a presentation entitled "Party Politics on European Matters and the Divide between Political Elites and Citizens in Hungary" at the conferen
István Hegedűs gave a presentation entitled "European Elections and European Party Politics: Lessons Learned from the Hungarian European Campaign" at the conference "European Elections between Domestic and European Politics – Sharing Best Practices" organised by the Centrul Român de Studii Global
István Hegedűs gave a presentation at the seminar of the General Electric Human Resources Leadership Program in Hotel Hilton, Budapest, on 7 May 2007.