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Survivor of foreign 'autocracy' outlines 'key lesson' Democrats need to fight back
1 month ago

Survivor of foreign 'autocracy' outlines 'key lesson' Democrats need to fight back

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Scheiring wrote that Orbán deployed populist "software" and "hardware" that paved the way for his far-right power grab, and alerted readers to watch for certain things that Trump will borrow from Orbán in the coming years. In describing the "software of autocracy," Scheiring noted that the Hungarian leader exploited a "folksy outsider" label …

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Orbán aide faces backlash for saying Hungary wouldn’t have fought a Russian invasion
2 months, 3 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 …

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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

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, …

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Hungary’s Orbán releases letter to EU leaders detailing his maligned Ukraine ‘peace mission’
5 months ago

Hungary’s Orbán releases letter to EU leaders detailing his maligned Ukraine ‘peace mission’

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday released a letter he addressed to the heads of European Union countries where he presented his impressions from a recent series of visits with some of the bloc’s biggest adversaries that angered many of his allies. The letter, which Orbán sent to European Council Chairman Charles Michel on July 12, …

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'Betrayal': Trump shrugs off McConnell warning and invites authoritarian to Mar-a-Lago
5 months, 1 week ago

'Betrayal': Trump shrugs off McConnell warning and invites authoritarian to Mar-a-Lago

Raw Story  

Donald Trump will host an authoritarian leader in his home one day after Sen. Mitch McConnell warned fellow Republicans to stay away from a European prime minister "parroting Putin’s talking points," reports show. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán intends to meet with the presumptive Republican nominee and convicted felon after a NATO summit in Washington, a Trump campaign spokesperson told …

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Dutch leader Mark Rutte clears a big hurdle to becoming NATO chief after Hungary lifts objections
6 months ago

Dutch leader Mark Rutte clears a big hurdle to becoming NATO chief after Hungary lifts objections

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Hungary on Tuesday lifted its veto on Mark Rutte becoming the next head of NATO after the outgoing Dutch prime minister gave written guarantees that he would not force the country to take part in the military alliance’s new plans to provide support to Ukraine. Rutte’s assurances, contained in a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, remove a …

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Hungary’s governing party says it’s ready to approve Sweden’s NATO accession on Monday
10 months ago

Hungary’s governing party says it’s ready to approve Sweden’s NATO accession on Monday

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — A vote in Hungary’s parliament on ratifying Sweden’s bid to join NATO could come as early as Monday, according to a senior member of the country’s governing Fidesz party. On Sunday, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators visited Hungary and announced they would submit a joint resolution to Congress condemning alleged democratic backsliding in the country and …

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US lawmakers call on Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán to immediately approve Sweden’s NATO membership
10 months, 3 weeks ago

US lawmakers call on Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán to immediately approve Sweden’s NATO membership

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are urging Hungary to immediately ratify Sweden’s application to join NATO, saying patience with the Central European country is “wearing thin” as it continues to delay its approval for the Nordic nation. Jeanne Shaheen, a New Hampshire Democrat, and Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, called on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor …

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Hungary’s Orbán takes step toward breaking deadlock over Sweden’s NATO membership
11 months ago

Hungary’s Orbán takes step toward breaking deadlock over Sweden’s NATO membership

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sent a letter to his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, inviting him to Budapest to discuss Sweden’s accession into the NATO military alliance, Orbán wrote Tuesday in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Erdogan has also openly linked Sweden’s NATO membership to Ankara’s efforts to purchase U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, and …

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Putin meets with Hungary’s prime minister in rare in-person talks with an EU leader
1 year, 2 months ago

Putin meets with Hungary’s prime minister in rare in-person talks with an EU leader

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks on Tuesday with Vladimir Putin in a rare in-person meeting for the Russian president with a leader of a European Union country. Orbán’s meeting with Putin appeared to be a boon for the Russian president, who could point to it as a sign that unity within the EU on its support …

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Putin meets with Hungary’s prime minister in rare in-person talks with an EU leader
1 year, 2 months ago

Putin meets with Hungary’s prime minister in rare in-person talks with an EU leader

LA Times  

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks on Tuesday with Vladimir Putin in a rare in-person meeting for the Russian president with a leader of a European Union country. Hungary always has been eager to expand contacts,” Orbán told Putin, according to a Russian translation of his remarks broadcast on Russian state television. Orbán’s meeting with Putin appeared to be …

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Why Tucker Carlson is so obsessed with Hungary’s Viktor Orbán.
54 years, 11 months ago

Why Tucker Carlson is so obsessed with Hungary’s Viktor Orbán.

Slate  

The European Union’s decision to open its collective borders to American tourists has allowed Americans of means to begin thinking about summer holidays in Europe once more. Following Orbán’s return to power in a landslide victory in 2010, Hungary has morphed into what the Hungarian political scientist András Körösényi has appropriately termed a Führerdemokratie, a strongman democracy, the “autocratic exercise …

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Global leaders congratulate Joe Biden on his victory
4 years, 1 month ago

Global leaders congratulate Joe Biden on his victory

CNN  

CNN — A stream of world leaders congratulated President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory in the 2020 US presidential election on Saturday, with many striking a jubilant tone on social media. 🇮🇪 🇺🇸 — Micheál Martin November 7, 2020 Ireland’s health minister Simon Coveney said the country’s government looked “forward to working with a presidency …

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