Orbán challenger leads protest calling for child protection after sexual abuse scandal in Hungary
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Orbán challenger leads protest calling for child protection after sexual abuse scandal in Hungary

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — An aspiring challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán renewed his calls for change Friday as he led a protest of several thousand people demanding a more robust child protection system and the resignation of Orbán’s government. A one-time insider within Orbán’s Fidesz party and the ex-husband of former justice minister and Orbán ally Judit Varga, Magyar shot to prominence when he publicly accused the government of corruption and cronyism following a child sexual abuse scandal that led to the resignations in February of the president and justice minister. The case went to the heart of Orbán’s image as a Christian conservative who protects families and children from what he calls “LGBTQ propaganda.” Magyar on Friday said that Hungary’s child protection policies, which have been criticized for conflating homosexuality with pedophilia and abridging the rights of sexual minorities, have allowed abuses to go on unpunished, and demanded that Orbán apologize to the survivors of abuse in the orphanage. Hungary’s government has dismissed Magyar as an opportunist seeking a new career after he lost several positions in state companies following his divorce with the former justice minister.

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Orbán aide faces backlash for saying Hungary wouldn’t have fought a Russian invasion
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Orbán aide faces backlash for saying Hungary wouldn’t have fought a Russian invasion

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s most popular opposition figure called for the resignation of one of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s closest aides on Thursday over statements he made suggesting that Hungary wouldn’t have defended itself against a Russian invasion, unlike Ukraine. The aide, Balázs Orbán, who isn’t related to the prime minister, said on his podcast on Wednesday that Ukrainian President …

Orbán aide faces backlash for saying Hungary wouldn’t have fought a Russian invasion
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Orbán aide faces backlash for saying Hungary wouldn’t have fought a Russian invasion

LA Times  

Balázs Orbán, who is not related to Hungary’s prime minister, said Hungary had learned from its 1956 uprising, which was crushed by the Red Army. Hungary’s most popular opposition figure called for the resignation of one of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s closest aides on Thursday over statements he made suggesting that Hungary wouldn’t have defended itself against a Russian invasion, …

Hungary’s Orbán shows weakest performance in EU elections in 20 years, opening path to pro-EU rival
6 months, 1 week ago

Hungary’s Orbán shows weakest performance in EU elections in 20 years, opening path to pro-EU rival

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The day after Hungarians voted in the European Parliament elections, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government declared a big win, but missing from the victory speeches was an acknowledgement that it was his party’s worst performance in an EU election since Hungary joined the bloc 20 years ago. The lackluster showing can largely be attributed to the emergence …

Orbán’s party takes most votes in Hungary’s EU election, but new challenger scores big win
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Orbán’s party takes most votes in Hungary’s EU election, but new challenger scores big win

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s nationalist party took the most votes in Sunday’s European Parliament elections but sharply underperformed its past dominance in a race that pitted the long-serving leader against a new challenger that has upended Orbán’s grip on Hungarian politics. With 85% of votes counted, Orbán’s Fidesz party had 44% of the vote, enough to …

Hoping to deal a blow to Hungary’s Orbán, challenger holds mass demonstration on eve of EU election
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Hoping to deal a blow to Hungary’s Orbán, challenger holds mass demonstration on eve of EU election

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — A rising political newcomer hoping to deal a blow to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán mobilized tens of thousands of supporters in Budapest on Saturday in a final show of strength on the eve of a European Parliament election. In the blazing heat on Saturday, Magyar addressed the sprawling crowd that filled Budapest Heroes’ Square, saying that …

Hungary’s five-time Prime Minister Orbán is facing a new serious contender in upcoming EU elections
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hungary’s five-time Prime Minister Orbán is facing a new serious contender in upcoming EU elections

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — About three months ago, a scandal rocked five-time nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party which prides itself on upholding family values and Christian conservatism. “Our offer is very simple: We must do something completely different in Hungary,” he said in the interview, adding that Hungarians were “fed up with the fact that there is an economic, …

Orbán challenger in Hungary mobilizes thousands at a rare demonstration in a government stronghold
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Orbán challenger in Hungary mobilizes thousands at a rare demonstration in a government stronghold

The Independent  

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Orbán challenger in Hungary mobilizes thousands at a rare demonstration in a government stronghold
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Orbán challenger in Hungary mobilizes thousands at a rare demonstration in a government stronghold

Associated Press  

DEBRECEN, Hungary — A rising challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held what he called the largest countryside political demonstration in the country’s recent history on Sunday, the latest stop on his campaign tour that has mobilized thousands across Hungary’s rural heartland. Some 10,000 people gathered in Debrecen, Hungary’s second-largest city, in support of Péter Magyar, a political newcomer …

Challenger to Hungary’s Orbán announces new political alternative to tens of thousands of supporters
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Challenger to Hungary’s Orbán announces new political alternative to tens of thousands of supporters

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — A rising challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán mobilized tens of thousands of supporters in Hungary’s capital on Saturday, outlining a plan to unite the country and bring an end to the populist leader’s 14-year hold on power. At the center of the demonstration, the latest in a recent series of protests against Orbán’s right-wing nationalist …

Thousands demonstrate in anti-Orban protest in Hungary
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands demonstrate in anti-Orban protest in Hungary

Al Jazeera  

The protest was led by Peter Magyar, a former government insider who plans to challenge Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party. The protest on Saturday was led by Peter Magyar, 43, a former government insider turned critic who used to be married to Orban’s ex-justice minister Judit Varga. “These are the national colours of Hungary, not the government’s,” 24-year-old Lejla, …

Hungary Parliament elects new President following scandal
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hungary Parliament elects new President following scandal

The Hindu  

Hungary’s Parliament on February 26 elected a political novice as President following the resignation of his predecessor, who caused outrage by pardoning a man convicted in a child abuse case. Last week, ruling party Fidesz nominated Constitutional Court head Tamas Sulyok, 67, to replace Ms. Novak, Hungary’s first woman president. ‘Duller presidency’ The Novak scandal broke early this month when …

Crisis for Hungary’s Viktor Orban as President and Minister resign | explained
10 months ago

Crisis for Hungary’s Viktor Orban as President and Minister resign | explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Five-term Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is facing his biggest backlash since taking office in 2010, as the nation’s President Katalin Novák resigned on February 10 over pardoning a man involved in child sex abuse. With the exit of both Ms. Varga and Ms. Novak — the only two high-ranking women officials in Mr. Orban’s government …

Embattled Orbán addresses Hungary in first appearance since country’s president quit in a scandal
10 months, 1 week ago

Embattled Orbán addresses Hungary in first appearance since country’s president quit in a scandal

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sought to contain the political fallout of a presidential pardon scandal during an annual state of the nation address on Saturday, his first public appearance since Hungary’s president, his ally, resigned a week ago. A bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers is set to visit Budapest on Sunday for a “mission focused on …

Online influencers lead thousands demanding change in Hungary following president’s resignation
10 months, 1 week ago

Online influencers lead thousands demanding change in Hungary following president’s resignation

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Some of Hungary’s best-known online personalities led a crowd of at least 10,000 protesters in Budapest on Friday to demand a change in the country’s political culture, a response to the conservative president’s recent resignation over a pardon she issued in a child sexual abuse case. “I don’t know exactly what we’re going to achieve at the …

Hungary’s Orbán faces a rare political crisis at home after president’s resignation
10 months, 1 week ago

Hungary’s Orbán faces a rare political crisis at home after president’s resignation

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s long-serving government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces a rare political crisis after the president, a member of Orbán’s ruling party, resigned amid public anger over her pardoning of a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case. President Katalin Novák’s weekend resignation came after it was revealed that she issued a pardon in April 2023 …

Hungarian president resigns over granting pardon to child abuser
10 months, 1 week ago

Hungarian president resigns over granting pardon to child abuser

New Indian Express  

BUDAPEST: Hungarian President Katalin Novak, a close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, announced her resignation Saturday following outrage over a pardon granted to a man implicated in a child sexual abuse case. Soon afterwards another Orban supporter, former justice minister Judit Varga, announced she was withdrawing from public life over the affair. Orban must 'take responsibility' - Novak, who …

Hungary’s president resigns over a pardon to a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case
10 months, 1 week ago

Hungary’s president resigns over a pardon to a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s conservative president resigned Saturday amid public outcry over a pardon she granted to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case, a decision that unleashed an unprecedented political scandal for the long-serving nationalist government. “I made a mistake.” Novák’s resignation came as a rare episode of political turmoil for Hungary’s nationalist governing …

Hungary’s President Katalin Novak resigns
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Hungary’s President Katalin Novak resigns

Al Jazeera  

Hungarian President Katalin Novak has resigned. Novak announced her resignation on Saturday after coming under mounting pressure for pardoning a man convicted as an accomplice for helping cover up a sex abuse case in a children’s home. Novak decided to pardon some two dozen people in April 2023, in advance of a visit by Pope Francis, among them the deputy …

Pressure mounts on Hungary’s president to resign over pardon in child sexual abuse case
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Pressure mounts on Hungary’s president to resign over pardon in child sexual abuse case

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Pressure is mounting on Hungary’s head of state to resign after it was revealed that she issued a presidential pardon to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case. Hungary’s opposition parties say that President Katalin Novák, Hungary’s one-time minister for families and a close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, is no …

Viktor Orbán’s anti-woke resistance has made him the ‘splinter under the fingernail’ of the EU
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Viktor Orbán’s anti-woke resistance has made him the ‘splinter under the fingernail’ of the EU

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s parliament will convene an emergency session on Monday to do something its western partners have waited for, often impatiently, for more than a year: to hold a vote, finally, on approving Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance. Has railed against what he describes as “woke culture,” and in a speech at the Conservative Political …

Europe’s conservative populists pit migrants against babies
1 year, 3 months ago

Europe’s conservative populists pit migrants against babies

Hindustan Times  

Within moments of a wedding cake being cut, one of the happy couple’s parents inevitably drops a hint about extending the family tree, nudge nudge. If such endless nagging by in-laws seems exhausting, imagine such pestering done by national leaders, with Hungary ’s Viktor Orban and Giorgia Meloni of Italy in the role of berating wannabe grandparents. Mr Orban and …

Hungary’s Orbán to host Turkish, Serbian and other leaders alongside world track championships
1 year, 4 months ago

Hungary’s Orbán to host Turkish, Serbian and other leaders alongside world track championships

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — As millions of viewers around the world focus on Hungary while it hosts the year’s largest international sporting event, its nationalist prime minister will receive the leaders of Turkey, Serbia, Qatar and a host of Central Asian nations in a sign of the European country’s continuing drift toward the Eastern sphere of influence. In an interview Friday …

Hungary’s Orban tells Trump to ‘keep on fighting’ in tweet
1 year, 8 months ago

Hungary’s Orban tells Trump to ‘keep on fighting’ in tweet

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s populist prime minister, Viktor Orban, tweeted a message of support for former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, urging him to “keep on fighting” as he faces a criminal indictment for making hush payments during his 2016 presidential campaign. Orban’s post on Twitter featured a photograph of the two men smiling and shaking hands during a …

Fresh from furore over ‘Nazi’ speech, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban welcomed by American conservatives
2 years, 4 months ago

Fresh from furore over ‘Nazi’ speech, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban welcomed by American conservatives

The Independent  

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Embrace for Hungary’s Viktor Orban deepens among U.S. conservatives
2 years, 4 months ago

Embrace for Hungary’s Viktor Orban deepens among U.S. conservatives

LA Times  

When heads of state visit the U.S., the top item on their itinerary is usually a White House visit. A self-styled champion of what he describes as “illiberal democracy,” Orban has depicted himself as a defender of European Christendom against Muslim migrants, progressives and the “LGBTQ lobby.” While Orban’s party has backed technocratic initiatives that have captured the imagination of …

Embrace for Hungary’s Orban deepens among US conservatives
2 years, 4 months ago

Embrace for Hungary’s Orban deepens among US conservatives

Associated Press  

When heads of state visit the U.S., the top item on their itinerary is usually a White House visit. A self-styled champion of what he describes as “illiberal democracy,” Orban has depicted himself as a defender of European Christendom against Muslim migrants, progressives and the “LGBTQ lobby.” While Orban’s party has backed technocratic initiatives that have captured the imagination of …

All you need to know about Viktor Orban’s election win against the United for Hungary alliance
2 years, 8 months ago

All you need to know about Viktor Orban’s election win against the United for Hungary alliance

The Hindu  

In an election underscored by the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Hungarian President Viktor Orban of the Fidesz Party declared victory on April 3 for the governing coalition led by his party against the six-party Opposition alliance United for Hungary, as the vote count was underway. Preliminary results with 98% of the national party list votes counted, indicated 53.1% votes in favour of …

Hungary’s Orban popular at home, isolated abroad after win
2 years, 8 months ago

Hungary’s Orban popular at home, isolated abroad after win

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — As Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban prepares to continue his autocratic governance of Hungary for another four years, he faces a shattered opposition at home but an increasingly isolated position abroad, where his flouting of democratic standards and approach to the war in Ukraine has riled the European Union and other nations. On Sunday, as officials …

Hungary: Orban hails ‘great victory’ after landslide election win
2 years, 8 months ago

Hungary: Orban hails ‘great victory’ after landslide election win

Al Jazeera  

Preliminary results show Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party on track to win a two-thirds majority in parliament, after campaign overshadowed by war in Ukraine. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has hailed a “great victory” for his Fidesz party after preliminary results showed the right-wing group winning Sunday’s general election by a landslide. The win – Fidesz’s fourth consecutive election victory – …

Hungary’s pro-Putin PM Orban claims victory in national vote
2 years, 8 months ago

Hungary’s pro-Putin PM Orban claims victory in national vote

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared victory in Sunday’s national elections, claiming a mandate for a fourth term as a still incomplete vote count showed a strong lead for his right-wing party. In a 10-minute speech to Fidesz party officials and supporters at an election night event in Budapest, Orban addressed a crowd cheering “Viktor!” and …

Hungary's pro-Putin PM Orban claims victory in national vote
2 years, 8 months ago

Hungary's pro-Putin PM Orban claims victory in national vote

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared victory in Sunday's national elections, claiming a mandate for a fourth term as a partial vote count predicted a strong lead for his right-wing party. In a 10-minute speech to Fidesz party officials and supporters at an election night event in Budapest, Orban addressed a crowd cheering “Viktor!” and declared it was a “huge victory” …

Hungary goes to the polls as PM Orban seeks fourth term
2 years, 8 months ago

Hungary goes to the polls as PM Orban seeks fourth term

The Hindu  

Nationalist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban faced a tough challenge with a united Opposition in an unpredictable general election on Sunday, after a campaign dominated by Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. The six main Opposition parties are for the first time fielding a joint list, determined to roll back the “illiberal” revolution Mr. Orban’s Fidesz party has pursued during 12 …

Hungary’s pro-Putin PM Orban claims victory in national vote
2 years, 8 months ago

Hungary’s pro-Putin PM Orban claims victory in national vote

LA Times  

Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared victory in Sunday’s national elections, claiming a mandate for a fourth term as a still-incomplete vote count showed a strong lead for his right-wing party. In a 10-minute speech to Fidesz party officials and supporters at an election night event in Budapest, Orban addressed a crowd cheering “Viktor!” and declared it was a …

Opposition vows end to Orban's autocratic rule in Hungary
2 years, 8 months ago

Opposition vows end to Orban's autocratic rule in Hungary

The Independent  

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Opposition vows end to Orban’s autocratic rule in Hungary
2 years, 8 months ago

Opposition vows end to Orban’s autocratic rule in Hungary

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — A diverse coalition of opposition parties made their final appeal to Hungarian voters on Saturday ahead of the country’s fiercely fought election that will decide whether nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban continues his autocratic rule for a fourth consecutive term. That ambiguous approach to the war in Ukraine, Marki-Zay said, has made Sunday’s election about whether Hungary …

Trump endorses Hungary’s Orban ahead of tight election
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump endorses Hungary’s Orban ahead of tight election

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed Hungary’s right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, offering his “complete support” for the controversial leader who is facing a close parliamentary election this spring. In a statement, Trump praised Orban as a “strong leader” who “truly loves his country,” and lauded his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration. …

Hungary’s Viktor Orban says he is rooting for Trump victory
4 years, 3 months ago

Hungary’s Viktor Orban says he is rooting for Trump victory

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s prime minister said Friday that he is rooting for the reelection of U.S President Donald Trump because what he represents “is good for Central Europe.” Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he was in his kitchen when Trump called him Thursday evening and they had a long talk about the pandemic situation in the United States, the …

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