France, April 9 -- RFI spoke with Marius Dragomir, director of the Media and Journalism Research Centre at Spain's University of Santiago de Compostela. Dragomir, an expert on media freedom in Central and Eastern Europe, says that while Hungary's elections may meet formal standards, the flow of information is heavily skewed by years of government propaganda and control.

RFI: How fair is Hungary's election environment at the moment? 

Marius Dragomir: There is no indication that the elections will not be fair. But if you look at the various tactics used by political parties - and especially Fidesz, the party of Orban - they try to do anything to win the elections. Think documented use of fake news, think the use o...