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Budapest's leftist turn follows European trend
After nine years of right-wing leadership under Mayor István Tarlós, Budapest's fall back to left-liberal rule is, in fact, simply following European trends.
After nine years of right-wing leadership under Mayor István Tarlós, Budapest's fall back to left-liberal rule is, in fact, simply following European trends.
Remember all those times that international observers warned Prime Minister Orbán against any cooperation, let alone association, with the far-right, anti-Semitic Jobbik? Apparently, cooperation with the fringe isn’t a problem...
“We all have a vested interest in Budapest regaining its old glory. The government itself is convinced that Hungary can only be a serious country if its capital, too, undertakes...