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Hungary's Orbán rails against the EU and 'the Western world' in a speech on a national holiday
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sought to mobilize support for his brand of right-wing populism in a holiday speech on Friday, urging his spectators to help him “occupy Brussels” in European Union elections this summer.
The nationalist leader, speaking from the steps of the National Museum in central Budapest, drew a sharp contrast between his country and the “Western world,” accusing the latter of being a source of rootlessness and destruction.
There is heightened political tension in Hungary following the resignation in February of the president, Orbán ally Katalin Novák, amid outrage over her issuing of a pardon to a convicted accomplice in a case of child sexual abuse in a state-run orphanage.
Ambassador David Pressman highlighted concerns over Hungary’s reliability as an ally in the military alliance, stating that Orbán’s government “appears to have little interest in constructive dialogue” to solve disagreements with its partners.
Once an insider within Orbán’s Fidesz party, Magyar in recent weeks has publicly called for fundamental change and gathered a significant following through internet posts and widely watched interviews.
On Friday, Magyar addressed a crowd of around 10,000 people in Budapest where he announced his plans to form a new political party to challenge Fidesz’s 14-year grip on power and act as an alternative to Hungary’s fragmented opposition.
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