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István Hollik becomes government spokesman

In 2018 KDNP MP István Hollik became a spokesman of Viktor Orbán's fourth government. The change was announced on 25 November 2018, when Orbán asked the previous spokesman, Zoltán Kovács, to become state secretary for international communication, and Hollik took over the government spokesman's duties from 1 December.

István Hollik (Wikimedia Commons portrait; person avatar reused as fact cover, land-pack1 pattern).

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In 2018 KDNP MP István Hollik became a spokesman of Viktor Orbán's fourth government. The change was announced on 25 November 2018, when Orbán asked the previous spokesman, Zoltán Kovács, to become state secretary for international communication, and Hollik took over the government spokesman's duties from 1 December.

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  • István Hollik

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  1. 1.index.hu — sourceindex.hu · verified
  2. 2.origo.huchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: hollik+szovivo · verified
  3. 3.civilhetes.netchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: hollik+szovivo · verified
  4. 4.24.huchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: hollik+szovivo · verified

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Factrail. (2026). István Hollik becomes government spokesman. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/hollik-government-spokesman-2018

https://factrail.ai/facts/hollik-government-spokesman-2018

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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