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Fraud accusations fly as Hungarians vote in contentious election
BUDAPEST — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s camp and the opposition are accusing each other of electoral fraud as both sides gear up for a…
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Von der Leyen says ‘peace cannot be taken for granted’ as she takes dig at Orbán
Ursula von der Leyen appeared to take a dig at Hungary and its prime minister, Viktor Orbán, on Friday as she warned that “peace cannot…
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No to Orbán, yes to Meloni. European Parliament hands out top jobs but cuts out (parts of) the far right
BRUSSELS — The European Parliament’s centrist forces made one thing clear in the June election: Right-wing groups wouldn’t be allowed positions of power. But when…
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Orbán alliance gains enough support to be EU Parliament group
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s new right-wing alliance gained enough backing to qualify as an official group in the European Parliament after Belgium’s Vlaams Belang…
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Orbán urges Meloni, Le Pen to team up and create right-wing EU super group
Marine Le Pen’s plea to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to form a right-wing super group in the next European Parliament has received the backing…
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‘It takes two to tango’: Polish ex-PM refuses to rule out a single far-right group in EU Parliament
BRUSSELS — Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki left the door open to a possible merger between his Euroskeptic political grouping and the far right in…
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Hungary’s Orbán travels to Moscow for Gorbachev’s funeral
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is to attend Mikhail Gorbachev’s funeral in Moscow, the government in Budapest said. “Orbán travels to Moscow this morning to…
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French election preview — Orbán’s victory — Transparency International Ukraine
AcaWe preview this Sunday’s presidential vote in France, discuss the latest Western responses to Russia’s war in Ukraine and reflect on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor…
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