BUDAPEST: Thousands of people protested in Budapest near parliament on Tuesday demanding the chief prosecutor and Prime Minister Viktor Orban resign after a former government insider accused a senior aide to Orban of trying to interfere in a graft case.Protesters marched from the chief prosecutor’s office towards parliament shouting “Resign, resign”, with many carrying torches.Peter … Read more
BUDAPEST: Largely unknown to the public until recently, former government insider Peter Magyar has burst onto the political scene in Hungary, vowing to challenge the “power factory” of veteran nationalist premier Viktor Orban.Magyar, who says he became increasingly disillusioned with the ruling party’s inner workings the more he saw, managed to gather tens of thousands … Read more
Viktor Orban last week on Friday travelled to Florida to meet his “good friend” Donald Trump. Budapest: Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has asserted former US president Donald Trump told him during a meeting that he would “not give a penny” to the war in Ukraine — a claim Trump’s team did not comment on. … Read more
Former President Donald Trump on Friday is scheduled to meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, as the likely Republican presidential nominee continues his embrace of autocratic leaders who are part of a global pushback against democratic traditions. Orbán has become an icon to some conservative populists for championing what he calls “illiberal democracy,” replete … Read more
PHILADELPHIA: US President Joe Biden criticised election rival Donald Trump on Friday for meeting Viktor Orban, saying the Hungarian premier was “looking for dictatorship.”Orban traveled to Florida on Friday to meet his “good friend” former US president Trump. He has frequently expressed hope for the Republican’s return to power.“You know who he’s meeting with today, … Read more
The bid was approved by the Parliament with 188 votes for and six votes against Sweden’s bid. FILE – Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, left, speaks during a press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Swedish Government headquarters Rosenbad in Stockholm, Oct. 24, 2023. Hungary’s parliament approved Sweden’s application to join NATO … Read more
BAKU: Incumbent president Ilham Aliyev appeared to be headed to an expected landslide victory in Azerbaijan’s presidential election Wednesday in an early vote he called following his government’s swift reclaiming of a region formerly controlled by ethnic Armenian separatists. With just over 93% of the ballots counted, Aliyev had 92.05% of the votes, the head … Read more
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vetoed a big European Union aid package for Kyiv on Friday, and said he could still halt Ukraine’s accession after EU leaders approved the start of lengthy membership talks. Leaders of all 27 EU states except Hungary agreed at a summit on Thursday to start accession talks with Ukraine despite … Read more
NEW DELHI: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that the European Union should first sign a strategic partnership agreement with Ukraine instead of starting membership talks with the country.The 27 leaders of the European Union are set to make a decision in mid-December regarding whether to endorse the European Commission’s suggestion to initiate membership … Read more
BRATISLAVA: Slovak elections this month could see the EU member change course on Ukraine, analysts said, with polls suggesting the next prime minister could be a Kremlin-friendly populist.To date, the pro-Western government in Bratislava had shown strong support for the country’s war-torn eastern neighbour, which has been battling a Russian invasion since last year.Slovakia, a … Read more