Partizán
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Partizán | |
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| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Genre | public life |
| Subscribers | 683 thousand |
| Views | 358 million |
| Last updated: April 2026 | |
Partizán is a Hungarian independent media outlet. Run by Márton Gulyás, it is one of the most popular Hungarian political YouTube channels.[1]
Preceded by the channel Slejm – a torkon ragadt politika,[2] Partizán was started in the autumn of 2018 by Márton Gulyás,[1] a theater manager turned political activist.[3] In early 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdowns, Partizán broadcast live every day.[4] Prior to the 2022 parliamentary elections, the channel deployed a mobile studio on a truck that went to rural Hungarian towns with the goal of informing more people about the upcoming election, since the majority of people living there consume solely pro-government media and vote for the ruling Fidesz party.[5][6] In November 2025, Partizán was fined 200,000 forints (€525) by the Media Council for the interview of Péter Aranyosi, in which Aranyosi made insulting remarks about Romani people.[7] Following Fidesz–KDNP's 2026 defeat, many people connected to the outgoing government gave interviews to Partizán and Telex.[8]
Programming
As of 2025,[update] 180 volunteers work for the channel,[9] and as of November 2020,[update] 50% of the viewers are aged 18–35.[10] Partizán mostly posts political interviews, including with opposition politicians who could hardly get airtime on public television, such as Péter Márki-Zay and Péter Magyar,[11][4] and foreign politicians, like Bernie Sanders and Angela Merkel.[12] Fidesz politicians have not appeared in interviews despite having been invited numerous times.[13] Partizán also holds political debates,[14][15][16] talk shows, podcasts, newsletters, live events,[9] investigative reports, in-depth political analyses,[17] and produces documentaries[3] dealing with topics, including the takeover of the University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE),[18] and the enrichment of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his family.[1] Its flagship daily show is a roundtable which analyzes the day's news from a leftist perspective. Partizán's videos often receive hundreds of thousands of views.[11] The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has described the channel as providing "in-depth, trustworthy reporting on issues ignored by most other outlets".[19]
Financing
The channel is financed by tenders[10] and micro-donors, with some larger sources, including the National Endowment for Democracy,[3] German Marshall Fund, and The Foundation for Democracy and Pluralism.[20] Through 1% donations of payroll taxes,[a] Partizán received 191 million forints from 21,122 people in 2023,[21] and 416 million forints from 36,978 people in 2024, becoming the most donated to organization in that year.[22] In 2025, 38,383 people donated 471 million forints.[23]
Awards
- National Association of Hungarian Journalists (MÚOSZ) Economic Policy and Media Studies Section Economic Journalism Award (2021)[2]
- Hégető Honorka Award (2022)[24]
- MÚOSZ Hungarian Press Award (2023)[25]
