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Zsolt Bayer (born 26 February 1963) is a Hungarian far-right and ultra-conservative journalist, whose views have been widely described as racist and antisemitic. He was a co-founder of the ruling Fidesz party and close confidant of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He is the owner of the No. 5 party membership book. Bayer has worked for media outlets such as Magyar Nemzet and Magyar Hírlap. In 2016, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit.