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Hungary's Orban seeks to boost support, opposition holds rival rally on 1956 anniversary
On Thursday, nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused the European Union of seeking to install a “puppet” government in Hungary, framing next year’s election as a decision between peace and a war that would mean “dying for Ukraine.” Addressing tens of thousands of supporters gathered in a central Budapest square, Orbán—facing pressure from a centre-right, pro-EU opposition party—claimed that Brussels desired war and ultimately planned to partition Ukraine. Jean Barrère and Simon Moritz report.
On Thursday, nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused the European Union of seeking to install a “puppet” government in Hungary, framing next year’s election as a decision between peace and a war that would mean “dying for Ukraine.” Addressing tens of thousands of supporters gathered in a central Budapest square, Orbán—facing pressure from a centre-right, pro-EU opposition party—claimed that Brussels desired war and ultimately planned to partition Ukraine. Jean Barrère and Simon Moritz report.
