Watch: Hungary's Opposition Surges in the Polls: What Next?
- 2 Oct 2024 5:13 PM
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 Tisza Party has signed up to "ultra-liberal" drug policies in Budapest, Alexandra Szentkirályi, the Fidesz-Christian Democrat group leader in the Budapest assembly, said.
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.
Opposition Mi Hazank protests against Prime Minister Viktor Orban's decision to invite Benjamin Netanyahu, "his friend", to visit Hungary after the International Criminal Court's issuance of an arrest warrant against the Israeli prime minister on war crime charges, the party said on Friday.
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