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Paedophile Scandal Update: Head of Hungarian Reformed Church Pushed for Pardon That Led to Fall of President Novák

Paedophile Scandal Update: Head of Hungarian Reformed Church Pushed for Pardon That Led to Fall of President Novák

  • 19 Feb 2024 6:19 AM
  • current affairs
Direkt36 and Telex have learned from several independent sources that head of the Hungarian Reformed Church Zoltán Balog, who has long been a confidant of Hungarian president Katalin Novák, played a crucial role in the presidential pardon which led to Novák’s resignation.
Updated: Foreign & Indie Media Barred from Orbán’s Big Speech This Saturday

Updated: Foreign & Indie Media Barred from Orbán’s Big Speech This Saturday

Reporters from independent media outlets and foreign media representatives have been refused permits to attend Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s state of the nation speech at the Várkert Bazár.
Official: Number of Expats in Hungary From Western Europe up Significantly Since 2015

Official: Number of Expats in Hungary From Western Europe up Significantly Since 2015

Because of the migration pressure, the number of people coming from western Europe to settle in Hungary has gone up between 20% and 40% over the past several years, the interior ministry’s parliamentary state secretary said at a farewell ceremony for a police contingent in Budapest.
Western Ambassadors Put Pressure on Hungary to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership

Western Ambassadors Put Pressure on Hungary to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership

A pro-government commentator compares the US ambassador to erstwhile Soviet oppressors because of his presence at Mondays’ extraordinary session of Parliament which was convened at the initiative of the opposition to vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO but boycotted by the governing majority. A liberal author dismisses such comparison as absurd.
Orbán on Paedophiles in Hungary: “They Must Be Cut into Pieces”

Orbán on Paedophiles in Hungary: “They Must Be Cut into Pieces”

There shall be no mercy for paedophiles,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, adding that he had filed a constitutional amendment to prevent a pardon from being granted to perpetrators of crimes committed against minors.
Hungarian Weeklies: First Comments after President Novák’s Resignation

Hungarian Weeklies: First Comments after President Novák’s Resignation

A liberal analyst believes the opposition’s job is to pinpoint Prime Minister Orbán as the main cause of the paedophile pardon scandal, while the government side will try to use its media power to defend itself. A pro-government pundit writes that the events have shown Fidesz’s moral superiority.
Hungarian Weeklies on the Paedophile Pardon Scandal and the Future of the EU

Hungarian Weeklies on the Paedophile Pardon Scandal and the Future of the EU

Weeklies went to print before Prime Minister Orbán pledged to amend the constitution, to make it impossible for the President to pardon crimes related to paedophilia.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names

Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names

A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
New Head of State in Hungary Likely to Be Appointed in March

New Head of State in Hungary Likely to Be Appointed in March

Given Katalin Novák signed her letter of resignation earlier this week, MPs have to decide within fifteen days whether to accept it or not, and so this decision could be taken on Feb 26, the first day of the spring session, the parliamentary group leader of Fidesz said.
Paedophile Scandal Update: Head of Hungarian Reformed Church Pushed for Pardon That Led to Fall of President Novák

Paedophile Scandal Update: Head of Hungarian Reformed Church Pushed for Pardon That Led to Fall of President Novák

  • 19 Feb 2024 6:19 AM
  • current affairs
Direkt36 and Telex have learned from several independent sources that head of the Hungarian Reformed Church Zoltán Balog, who has long been a confidant of Hungarian president Katalin Novák, played a crucial role in the presidential pardon which led to Novák’s resignation.
Updated: Foreign & Indie Media Barred from Orbán’s Big Speech This Saturday

Updated: Foreign & Indie Media Barred from Orbán’s Big Speech This Saturday

Reporters from independent media outlets and foreign media representatives have been refused permits to attend Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s state of the nation speech at the Várkert Bazár.
Official: Number of Expats in Hungary From Western Europe up Significantly Since 2015

Official: Number of Expats in Hungary From Western Europe up Significantly Since 2015

Because of the migration pressure, the number of people coming from western Europe to settle in Hungary has gone up between 20% and 40% over the past several years, the interior ministry’s parliamentary state secretary said at a farewell ceremony for a police contingent in Budapest.
Western Ambassadors Put Pressure on Hungary to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership

Western Ambassadors Put Pressure on Hungary to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership

A pro-government commentator compares the US ambassador to erstwhile Soviet oppressors because of his presence at Mondays’ extraordinary session of Parliament which was convened at the initiative of the opposition to vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO but boycotted by the governing majority. A liberal author dismisses such comparison as absurd.
Orbán on Paedophiles in Hungary: “They Must Be Cut into Pieces”

Orbán on Paedophiles in Hungary: “They Must Be Cut into Pieces”

There shall be no mercy for paedophiles,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, adding that he had filed a constitutional amendment to prevent a pardon from being granted to perpetrators of crimes committed against minors.
Hungarian Weeklies: First Comments after President Novák’s Resignation

Hungarian Weeklies: First Comments after President Novák’s Resignation

A liberal analyst believes the opposition’s job is to pinpoint Prime Minister Orbán as the main cause of the paedophile pardon scandal, while the government side will try to use its media power to defend itself. A pro-government pundit writes that the events have shown Fidesz’s moral superiority.
Hungarian Weeklies on the Paedophile Pardon Scandal and the Future of the EU

Hungarian Weeklies on the Paedophile Pardon Scandal and the Future of the EU

Weeklies went to print before Prime Minister Orbán pledged to amend the constitution, to make it impossible for the President to pardon crimes related to paedophilia.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names

Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names

A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
New Head of State in Hungary Likely to Be Appointed in March

New Head of State in Hungary Likely to Be Appointed in March

Given Katalin Novák signed her letter of resignation earlier this week, MPs have to decide within fifteen days whether to accept it or not, and so this decision could be taken on Feb 26, the first day of the spring session, the parliamentary group leader of Fidesz said.