Hungary approves extra government powers, with no end date
Hungary's parliament has approved a bill giving Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government extraordinary powers during the coronavirus pandemic, and setting no end date for them.
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Why Trump’s meeting Hungary’s Orban is a ‘bit controversial’
President Trump welcomed controversial Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House Monday, breaking with recent presidents who shunned the right-wing nationalist. Like Trump, Orban has made restricting immigration a cornerstone of his agenda. William Brangham talks to Charles…
WATCH: Trump hosts Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán at the White House
President Donald Trump and Hungary's Viktor Orban both have espoused hard-line anti-migration rhetoric. Orban says he hopes he and Trump can coordinate that stance into a global alliance.
Why Trump is meeting the Hungarian prime minister Bush and Obama shunned
As prime minister, Orbán has created one-party rule, dismantled the judicial system, and overhauled Poland's education system and media landscape to solidify his power.
Orban faced years of harsh criticism from the Obama administration over weakening of democratic checks and balances.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban was once thought to be the best person to lead a sphere of former Soviet states toward western-style democracy, but he has instead taken the country on a more populist course, one that's alarmed other…
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