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PM Orbán in Moscow: Hungary values its good relations with Russia

“It is in Hungary’s national interest that cooperation between the two parts of Europe are as good as possible"

PM Orbán: Nobody takes away our right to border protection

Hungary is neither a transit zone, nor a holding camp

PM Orbán: “They want to take away from us the keys to the gate”

Who will protect Hungary's border then?

FM Szijjártó: Sargentini Report adopted through voting fraud

The government is currently examining avenues for legal redress

Jobbik

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Radical Mi Hazánk party in favor of restoring capital punishment

Jul 27, 2018

Party leader László Toroczkai revealed that the proposals received almost unanimous backing by 20,000 respondents to a public survey the party conducted last week

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Hungarian MEP has gone on trial in Budapest accused of spying on the EU for Russia

Jul 11, 2018

Bela Kovács was charged with "spying against EU institutions" and "engaging in espionage in the interests of a foreign state"

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Hardline mayor of Ásotthalom László Toroczkai announces that he would be open to becoming Jobbik party leader

Apr 13, 2018

László Toroczkai was the founder of the far-right 64 Counties Youth Movement (HVIM) and has been banned from Serbia and Slovakia due to his views and activities. Last year, he endorsed policies to ban pro-LGBT rights messages and Islamic religious practices in Ásotthalom

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Entire leadership of Jobbik should step down, says deputy leader

Apr 10, 2018

During Sunday’s election, Jobbik gained only 25 of the 199 seats in Hungary’s next parliament with 19.33 percent of the votes

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Q&A on the case of Jobbik’s illegal party financing

Jan 24, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

Hungary’s State Auditor recently imposed a fine on the political party Jobbik. Some reports of the decision missed some essential details, so I thought a little briefer, in the form of a Q & A, would be helpful

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Here’s the story about how the liberal left and the international media are whitewashing Hungary’s far-right party

Dec 01, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

In recent days, the chairman of Hungary’s far-right political party Jobbik publicly declared his intention to form an alliance with left-wing opposition parties LMP and Momentum. The latter have not ruled out the possibility.

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No government has done more to fight anti-Semitism in Hungary than PM Orbán’s

Jul 13, 2017

Several days ago, Prime Minister Orbán was speaking about a group of leaders that served during a tough period in Hungary’s history, the inter-war period, and his remarks generated some controversy. Inevitably, some raised the worn-out charge of anti-Semitism. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó put them properly in their place.

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President Áder will not intercede in constitutional amendment dispute

Dec 05, 2016

The Jobbik party sought the President's intervention to help resolve disagreements surrounding the government proposed constitutional amendment

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Support for Jobbik drops to lowest in nearly three years

Nov 24, 2016

The ruling Fidesz party was backed by 36 percent, while support for Jobbik declined to 10 percent, the lowest point since January 2014

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Look who’s got their stamp of approval now

Nov 22, 2016 - Zoltán Kovács

As Hungarian government and law enforcement fight to counter extremism, well-known left-wing figures have been proposing some strange alliances. Their latest ideas should be condemned, especially in light of the recent attack on Hungarian police.

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Jobbik party files its own constitutional amendment

Nov 14, 2016

Jobbik's version would also ban foreigners from acquiring Hungarian residency permits in exchange for purchasing a special state bond for 300,000 euros