Video: Hungary 2018 Election Roundup
- 7 Apr 2018 4:00 PM
MTI Photo: Szecsődi Balázs
MTI Photo: Szecsődi Balázs
The Venice Commission said on Tuesday that it has examined Hungary’s law on sovereignty protection, focusing on provisions related to foreign election financing and the establishment and activities of the sovereignty protection office.
Fully 86% of Hungarians oppose sending European or NATO troops to Ukraine, according to a fresh survey by pollster Századvég, which said that several European leaders had recently “joined in on the war rhetoric of French President Emmanuel Macron”, proposing that European countries should support Ukraine in the war against Russia by sending troops of their own to the conflict.
Following the publication of the official results of the Russian presidential election, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sent a letter to President Vladimir Putin to congratulate him on his recent re-election, the prime minister’s press chief said.
Budapest is a republic ruled by Budapest citizens, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsoy said on Friday, marking the anniversary of the 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight.
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