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  • Hungary's opposition lead protest against Orbán's leadership

    Opposition leaders demonstrated against Viktor Orbán’s government in Budapest on Sunday over the alleged improper use of state pardons. ADVERTISEMENT At the event held at Kossuth Lajos Square in front of Parliament, speakers from the Democratic Coalition (DK), Momentum, the Socialist Party and Parbeszed criticised Orbán’s rule, as well as a pardon granted by outgoing President…

  • Viktor Orbán criticised for wearing scarf with 'Greater Hungary' map

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been criticised for wearing a scarf that features a historical map of “Greater Hungary”. Orbán was pictured wearing the garment at a recent football match between Hungary and Greece in Budapest. The scarf features the borders of Hungary’s former kingdom, which includes modern-day Austria, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and…

  • Orbán addresses Hungary in first appearance since country's president quit in a scandal

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán aimed to address the political fallout from a presidential pardon scandal. During his annual state of the nation address on Saturday, marking his first public appearance since Hungary’s president, his ally, resigned a week prior. ADVERTISEMENT The nationalist, Orbán faces mounting pressure from various directions, due to his confrontational stance…

  • Viktor Orbán promises Hungary will ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden in January

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said his country will ratify NATO membership for Sweden and Finland at the start of the next parliamentary session — in January 2023.  The promise came at a meeting of  prime ministers from the Visegrad 4 countries — Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary — in the Slovak city of…

  • Hundreds call on Viktor Orbán to step down over child sex abuse pardon

    The Hungarian leader is facing the greatest political crisis of his 14-year premiership. ADVERTISEMENT Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of Budapest calling on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to step down, after a presidential pardon in a child sexual abuse case sparked outrage across the country. Hungary’s President Katalin Novák and former…