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Symbolic Insight: EU Flag to Return to Hungarian Parliament

• 27 Apr 2026 5:26 PM

At the inaugural session of Hungary's parliament, the European Union flag will be restored to the facade of the Parliament building, alongside the Hungarian and Szekler flags, prime minister-elect Peter Magyar wrote in a Facebook post on Friday.

President of the Republic Tamas Sulyok has scheduled the inaugural session of the new parliament for May 9.

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