Video: Orban Casts Vote As Millions Of Hungarians Head To The Polls
- 8 Apr 2018 9:00 AM
MTI Photo: Szecsődi Balázs
MTI Photo: Szecsődi Balázs
Hungary has once again taken a divergent path in European diplomacy, with PM Orbán accepting an invitation to participate in a Trump's “Board of Peace” initiative.
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony announced on Thursday that he had convened an extraordinary assembly for Monday to reaffirm the "true financial situation" of the municipality. The decision will later be delivered to the Prime Minister’s Office in Buda Castle during a demonstration, he told a press conference.
Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, on Tuesday said he has written a letter to the prime minister requesting the government's cooperation in the interest of keeping the capital functioning.
Even though Hungary has secured an exemption from US sanctions, Brussels is still banning Russian energy imports from 2027, Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday. "They want to pursue the war and sanctions," the prime minister wrote on Facebook.
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