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
Prime Minister Viktor Orban spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Wednesday, the PM’s press chief said in a statement.
Pope Francis received Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an audience at the Vatican in Rome this Wednesday - as the video below shows. They discussed the war in Ukraine, focusing on the humanitarian situation and efforts to promote peace in the region. Francis also discussed other themes, including the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union as well as the "central role of the family and the protection of the young generations," the Vatican said in a statement.
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) and Socialist parties have criticised the prime minister's decision to nominate Mihaly Varga, the incumbent finance minister, to serve as the next central bank governor, saying he would "further weaken" the forint.
Hungary's diplomacy "has not been as strong in the past 100 years," Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview broadcast by commercial TV2..
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