István Hegedűs gave an interview to Klubrádió on 17 December 2014 about the report on Hungary issued by Nils Muižnieks, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe.
István Hegedűs was quoted in Foreign Policy on 31 March 2022 on the Hungarian elections saying among others that "Marki-Zay is a good speaker, but he did make some mistakes, and I think there is a lack of a strong team and expertise behind him".