Author: Gergő Papp
Gergő Papp
"Gergő Papp has been working with Hungary’s Momentum Movement as the party’s political communications specialist. Previously the party’s Communications Director, he now works on national campaigns, with an emphasis on messaging. In 2017, Gergő was an important part of the small communications team of Momentum’s NOlimpia campaign. The campaign organized a petition to force a public referendum on Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, eventually collecting 266,151 signatures. Soon after, the government cancelled the Olympic bid without a referendum. In Party Party, he mostly writes about campaigns and political communication in the 2020s, and keeps a close eye on the political trends in Europe and the US. "
The story of the 2022 election in Hungary was about whether Viktor Orbán stays in power. But a relatively new party got into parliament even in…
Every party needs to freshen itself up from time to time, and there is no better way for that than introducing fresh new faces to the…
An important part of Emmanuel Macron’s brand was effectiveness: after upending French politics and gaining a parliamentary majority with his new party in 2017, he embarked…
While France’s semi-presidential system — obviously — make French politics much more centred around certain political leaders, the ‘semi’ part ensures that it is basically impossible…
It’s a cliché at this point, but Gen Z voters are reshaping politics . From the communication channels they prefer and the political topics they care about,…
Four political movements on the rise! After the turbulent years around the time of Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, and Emmanuel Macron’s movement shaking up French…
Strategic decision-making in political campaigns is always complicated. What makes it even more difficult is that there is always an endless flow of consultants and pundits…
Newly founded political parties rarely have the financial tools to compete with the often hundred-year-old parties in Europe. This is, unfortunately, one of the main reasons…
A successful campaign is about your processes When party operatives are gearing up for a campaign, evaluating available resources, usually a lot of mental energy is…
The need for a shared identity Between campaign periods, political organisations can struggle with moral. There is no election in sight, which leads to much less…
