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- 27 Jan 2026 7:15 AM
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The suspension of Klara Dobrev's parliamentary immunity has been requested in the European Parliament, following an initiative by Balazs Hanko, minister of culture and innovation. At an online press briefing on Sunday, the Democratic Coalition's (DK) leader said the move was an attempt to silence and intimidate her, but it would not succeed.
The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats (KDNP) alliance will field 65 seasoned and 41 new candidates at the 2026 parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Fidesz's leader, told the party congress.
Critical infrastructure and state-run services are operational nationwide after the heavy snowfall this week, the spokesman of the National Disaster Management Directorate told a press briefing.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was right "for once", when he said that Budapest was a city of free, independent and confident citizens, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Facebook.










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