Video: BBC HARDtalk – Is Viktor Orbán A Threat To Democracy?

  • 24 Apr 2020 11:16 AM
Video: BBC HARDtalk – Is Viktor Orbán A Threat To Democracy?
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that 'anti-migration politicians' should join forces and aim to become a powerful bloc within the EU.

His government recently launched campaign posters all over the country featuring EU Commission president Jean Claude Juncker and Hungarian-born billionaire George Soros, who they accuse of promoting a pro-immigration agenda.

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