Gulyás said in an open letter published in daily Magyar Nemzet on Wednesday that Colleen Bradley Bell had told the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Jan. 16 that over the last two years Washington had clearly voiced its concerns about the state of checks and balances in Hungary and the independence of some key institutions.

Bell said at the hearing that if confirmed, she would work to uphold American and European democratic values, express concerns where appropriate, and urge Hungarian partners to work collaboratively with international partners and civil society.

Gulyás said that the ambassadordesignate’s remarks were suggestive not only of a lack of understanding of Hungarian domestic politics, but were also - knowingly or not - an expression of political bias, which anywhere in the world would make it difficult to fill an ambassadorial post, especially in Hungary, where double standards applied against the centreright government have increasingly triggered adverse sentiments.

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