PM Orbán will mark Hungary's national holiday with speech in Budapest
On October 23, the national flag will be hoisted at Kossuth Square in front of Parliament at 9am.
On October 23, the national flag will be hoisted at Kossuth Square in front of Parliament at 9am.
23 October 2021, Budapest
If we want to protect the security of our families, the borders of our country, and the future of our children, we must take part in the struggle that awaits...
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, only two state events will be held this year to commemorate Hungary’s 1956 uprising against Soviet rule.
If PM Orbán is not scheduled to represent Hungary at an EU summit in Brussels on October 23rd, he will deliver a festive speech in Budapest.
Zoltán Kovács, State Secretary for International Communication and Relations, has highlighted the importance of the upcoming October 23rd celebrations across Hungary.
Events marking the anniversary of the 1956 uprising against communist rule will start on October 22nd this year and extend through to the following day, October 23rd.
The prime minister took to a specially constructed stage outside the House of Terror Museum to deliver a message that was as much about the future of Europe as it was about the 1956 revolution
The banality of Soviet-type oppression and that moment when it leads to change.
“We would have never thought,” Prime Minister Orbán said, that 29 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, Europe – once again – has to face a massive challenge. This time, it’s not “an external military threat, American or Russian endeavors that put Europe’s future in jeopardy,” but it’s Europe itself. This is why “we have to vote for the future of patriotism and national pride,” the PM said.
On October 23rd, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will deliver a speech in front of the House of Terror Museum at 3pm
23 October 2017, Budapest
October 23rd is a national holiday in Hungary, marking the anniversary of the beginning of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight when our compatriots defied the Communist regime and stood up to Soviet military might. For decades, we were forbidden to celebrate it, to even talk about it, but today it’s among our most important national holidays.