The analytical company Political Capital (PC) was launched in 2002 by two SZDSZ members, Zoltán Somogyi and Krisztián Szabados. During the governments of Gyurcsány and Bajnai, the PC became a leading think tank. Between 2006 and 2010, the company received more than HUF 430 million in government orders, the counterintelligence department received excellent PR and image advice for almost HUF 200 million, reports the The nation of Hungary.
For an investigation prepared for the National Security Office at the time, the PC also used data found illegally on an opposition portal. In addition, some of the payments were made in a rather unusual way – in public places and in cash. It happened that a payment was made before the performance, and the protesters were just fired. In recent years, the institute has received support from several foreign organizations, among which we find the name Soros Open Society Foundations. Between 2016 and 2021, PC received more than 100 million forint dollars from the Soros foundation at today’s exchange rate. From 2019, the PC belongs to the American, Péter Krekó, and he spreads propaganda abroad.
