Stefano Bottoni
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Historian of modern Europe, father of two. Soviet type systems, Cold War&beyond. Tweets in 🇮🇹🇭🇺🇬🇧🇷🇴Personal views. RT not endorsement.
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📚‼️🇭🇺 Se siete interessati alla
#storia
dell’
#Ungheria
contemporanea ecco un libro che cerca di spiegare in modo accessibile a tutti come un piccolo paese centro-europeo prigioniero del passato sia diventato uno dei principali laboratori storici e ideologici 🇪🇺. Buona lettura!
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Whatever happens from now on,
#PeterMagyar
’s emergence puts an end to decades of discorsive hegemony by
#Fidesz
and
#ViktorOrban
in
#Hungary
. Today’s rally was the biggest political demo since 2010 and the largest one not sponsored by a ruling party since 1989. Change is coming.
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Tremendously important investigation by 🇷🇺independent outlet here in English translation. Accounts of “Donbas genocide” were fabricated by Prigozhin’s media empire. There was no genocide and no “civil war” in 2014: just a cover-up for 🇷🇺 aggression to 🇺🇦.
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When the West appeases, Russia escalates. When the West steps up, Russia retreats. Why is it so difficult to grasp?😠
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This picture makes me sick. It reminds me of all moments since 1939 when Western leaders have prioritized their own freedom and prosperity over active solidarity with those struggling for survival. I know that we’ve helped 🇺🇦 not to lose. Now it’s high time to help them to win.
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🇭🇺 PM Viktor Orban denied Putin status of war criminal, called Ukraine a non-sovereign entity, a failed state puppet of collective West, and dismissed Wagner’s mutiny as irrelevant. I have never seen a 🇭🇺 PM so proudly behaving like a 🇷🇺 agent of influence. Bad times coming…
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Polish friends, please meet new Chief of Staff of 🇭🇺 Army who claims 1939 German-Polish war was a “local conflict” which only escalated into WW2 because no one tried to force peace making. I am sure he will be warmly greeted at next
@NATO
meetings
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From
@panyiszabolcs
, stunning evidence of high treason. Govt of NATO/EU member 🇭🇺 serves as backyard of 🇷🇺 espionage. SVR director Naryshkin’s son has perm residence in Budapest and shares business w 🇭🇺 minister in charge of intel&propaganda Rogán. Things are getting weird.
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🇭🇺 PM Orbán wearing a Greater (pre-1918) Hungary scarf at football match against 🇬🇷. As private citizen he can feel sorry for territorial losses. But going public is sign of disrespect for partners and legitimates irresponsible claims about restoring 🇭🇺 regional hegemony.
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Eyes on
#Hungary
please. I was long skeptical but we might have the chance to witness turbulent agony of Orbán's illiberal experiment sooner than expected, amidst veto on 🇺🇦 support, possibly denied 🇪🇺funds, social repression & fuel shortage unveiling macroecon system failures.
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Gentle pre-lunch reminder. Despite all its well-known and constantly discussed weaknesses, fallacies, and internal contradictions, the so called Collective West remains and will probably remain for the next few decades the best place to live a decent life in. Never forget this.
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Unprecedented:
#NATO
countries’ ambassadors to Hungary convened in Budapest with Swedish ambassador to discuss possible security threat posed by deepening contacts between 🇭🇺 government and Putin’s Russia. Quite a move
@USAmbHungary
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Please meet
#Hungary
’s strongman,
#ViktorOrban
’s new small-sized, modest countryside manor house in
#Hatvanpuszta
approx. 40 km from downtown Budapest. Still unfinished,but larger and nicer than ever. I must feel grateful for the opportunity to contribute to it 😁
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Ukrainian Refugees Homeless After Hungary Limits Support This is how the self-labeled “family-friendly” country treats those in real need. Shame on you
@PM_ViktorOrban
and shame on you passive, indifferent Hungarian society
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‼️Orbán's Hungary is illegally pushing a lot of migrants to Slovakia after smuggling them from Serbia through the country. Our young Lukashenka plays the old 🇷🇺💩game: fuels ethnic/political tension to boost illiberal allies in the region and undermine🇪🇺. Now is Slovakia&Fico.
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Seriously underreported&worrying development. 🇭🇺 practically got a $1.9 billion short-term loan from
#Putin
. This shows 1. Orbán's fear of internal turmoil&financial chaos, 2. Orbán's committment to 🇷🇺 despite 🇭🇺 still EU-NATO member. Remarkable backslide.
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One single propaganda billboard costs the Hungarian taxpayers as much as the monthly salary of a Hungarian school teacher. Speaking about priorities.
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Huge demo in Budapest to celebrate 66. anniversary of 1956 🇭🇺 revolution. Ten thousands ask for democracy, better salaries in education system and the end of authoritarian rule. Really impressive crowd despite official media silence. More strikes&solidarity actions announced.
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Magyar Péter olyat tett, amire nem volt példa az utóbbi 14 évben. Ez felségsértés a NER-ben. Mégsem lesz ennek ilyen gyors vége?
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Terrorism&ecocide. Russia uses land and water as weapons to prevent Ukraine from taking back its own territory. Thousands will die and suffer. South Crimea will dry. Russia is a real terrorist state. The sooner we recognize this, the better for the globe.
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It never happened that tens of thousands gather outside Budapest for an opposition rally. First time ever with
#PeterMagyar
. Live from Debrecen.
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Any comments, Fidesz pundits? (Anyone welcome, you are interchangeable like party cadres under Stalinism). Picture taken from 🇭🇺 outlet Kárpátaljai Igaz Szó in 🇺🇦. Still all traitors except you? Who's driving in oncoming traffic? You're the worthy successors of Kádár's regime.
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Not “local Serbs” but most probably Russian-backed (Wagner-like?) masked little grey men…we’d better stop this immediately before it escalates into a full-blown war. Btw: Wagner group opened “info and cultural center” in Belgrade.
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🇭🇺 govt announces end of cap price on fuel in Hungary from tonight. Minister blames Brussels and EU cap on oil prices. Fixed price was 480 HUF/liter (1.16 euro) since Nov. 1, 2021. Market price will be 40/50% higher and will further boost inflation. 🇭🇺 in full economic chaos.
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Nagyon jó, hogy élőben közvetítették ezt az "ünnepi beszédet". Mindenki láthatta, hová süllyedt - és vele együtt a lerongyolódott, önkifosztott ország. A mai beszéd mélypont, látlelet és ösztönző erő. Innen kell visszakapaszkodnunk, hogy visszanyerjük a becsületünket.
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🇭🇺 economy&finance reportedly on the eve of major collapse. Govt ordered one-month stop of all payments in public sector beyond basic salaries. Thousands of restaurants, sport&cultural facilities to close soon because of unbearable costs. Eyes on 🇭🇺 please
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Hungarian govt released thousands (!) of foreign nationals who were sentenced to prison in Hungary due to human trafficking, as part of escalation in 🇭🇺 conflict with “collective West” and EU. Long-term
#Huxit
no longer phantasmagoria but concrete B-option
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Excellent piece. Western intelligence has evidence of massive Russian infiltration into 🇭🇺 security agencies. Budapest became undercover operational hub for Russia through business and above all religion via the Orban-supported tiny Ortodox church of 🇭🇺.
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Polish Ambassador to Budapest devastating answer to Hungarian new Army Chief of Staff’ claim about 1939 Nazi aggression to Poland as “local conflict”. This sounds like the (at least temporary) end of Polish-Hungarian political friendship.
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This is one of the many differences between Hungary and the rest of Central Europe, where people use democratic protest culture to boost change.
Breaking News ‼️‼️‼️New protest in Slovakia against the pro-Russian government 🇸🇰 Thank you !!!
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Fuck you
@elonmusk
for enabling millions of trolls and/or 🇷🇺🇨🇳 bots to invade your/our space to wage their dirty war.
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Hey
@PM_ViktorOrban
: azt sajnos tudtam, hogy vészesen fogy a magyar, de azt nem, hogy már csak 1.4 millió maradt belõle. Mi lett a többivel? Vagy mi már magyarok sem vagyunk, ha nem lépünk veled egyszerre?
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A diktatúrák nem elvont képzõdmények. A diktatúrák mi vagyunk, amikor kiszolgáljuk õket. Mosolyogva és önkéntesen.
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Ott voltam én is péntek este a nagy tömegben, de akkor még nem fogtam fel, hogy talán a rendszerváltás utáni legfontosabb beszédét hallgatom. Minden mondata hátborzongató és tűpontos. Edina feladta a leckét.
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Szóval kimegy Brüsszelbe és leáll emberekkel BE-SZÉL-GE-TNI. Priceless. Itthon már teleszkóppal sem látjuk már, úgy bújtatják…
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Meme of the year😆
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Budapest, February 5, 2024. Hungarian parliament (not) convening to ratify Sweden’s NATO accession due to boycott by MPs from govt party Fidesz. Quite a powerful moment.
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Monthly allowance in Austria: €200/child + several smaller allowances Monthly allowance in Hungary io to 3 children (more than 90% of 🇭🇺 families): 13.000 HUF/child (35€). Any other questions? When you lie, try harder.
🇭🇺
@PM_ViktorOrban
: There is no change in our family policy. If there will be change, the government will tell you.
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On June 4th, 1989 semi-free elections were held in Poland, while pro-democracy movement was brutally crushed in China. Today, huge anti-govt rally in Warsaw, while no memory of Tienanmen massacre is allowed in China. Every imperfect democracy is better than the best dictatorship.
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@ivanastradner
@NATO
Half of them Hungarians..and regime media barely reports because of Serbian involvement
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Gondoltam egy merészet és kalandvágyból bekapcsoltam az M1 híradóját.
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‼️ I'm not going to leave
#TwitterX
until
@elonmusk
kicks me out of here. If we all leave, Z-people&conspirationists of all kinds will replace us. I came here to have my arguments heard and will stay until ethically feasible.
#StandWithUkraine
& 🇭🇺🇮🇹 🇪🇺 remain my compass🤗
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I repost the bonus picture (repetita iuvant)
✝️🇭🇺 The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét in Hungary has taken action against three of its priests. Two were involved in serious sexual abuse of minors. The third, Father Gergő Bese (pictured), a right-wing priest who consecrated Viktor Orbán's office, allegedly
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Ceausescu Romániájában azért tiltottak be szinte minden “magyar” jellegû rendezvényt és megemlékezést, mert “poate fi interpretat”. Gondoltam szólok, a párhuzam kedvéért.
#marcius15
🇭🇺
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Romania-born, Hungarian-Israeli “master strategist”, military expert: “the losing Ukraine might fall back to tribal level”. This is the level of state sponsored 🇭🇺 Russian propaganda in late September, 2023.
#Vatnikworld
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When a govt suffers no electoral backlash upon such economic figures like in the case of Orbán's Hungary. 1. population is insensitive to itw own material conditions, or 2. propaganda turned so pervasive that most 🇭🇺 fail to articulate their criticism as they see no alternative.
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Sweden Democrats threaten to quit right-wing EU group if Orbán joins – POLITICO
That’s huge.
#Orban
unpalatable to far-right Swedish Democrats for his Russian-inspired opposition to support of Ukraine and to also Russian-inspired delay to 🇸🇪NATO accession.
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When you try to bully your main ally - incidentally a military and intelligence superpower - and don’t l even consider the idea that they can destroy you at any second by handing over some documents to the press…
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Bonus track from Bejing. The dumb smile you perform after you realize Putin is blackmailing you and you most probably screwed up the future of your country’s for, let’s be optimistic, a couple or decades.
#osszenoamiosszetartozik
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Szijjártó ma egy fideszes rendezvényen. Aki jelen helyzetben ilyen nyíltan üzenget, utalgat a múltra és ezzel saját szomszédait provokálja nem más, mint közönséges hazaáruló. És mint 1944-ben, a hazaárulás levét a külhoni magyarok isszák majd meg.
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Conducātor 2.0. Glad to share this nice pic with those readers of my Orbán biography who said to have found the comparison between 1980s Ceausescu and nowadays Orbán drawn in the last chapter a bit hazardous. Look here 😆 👇
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Telex: Bayer Zsolt szerint Ungváry egy „aljas, mocskos, gátlástalan gazember”
Na, vegre itt az igazi. Gyanús volt nekem ez a bûnbános, mézes-mázos válaszféle a múlt héten. De az igazi Bayer sosem okoz csalódást. Welcome back nácizsóti!
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"Sovinisztáknak nem jár tisztelet, egyébként pedig nyugodjon békében". Ha volt benned emberség és cseppnyi jó érzés, mára teljesen elpárolgott. Egy hidegvérű politikai Robocop lettél. Egy hullagyalázó, aki vigyorogva gyilkol. Szégyen ránk, hogy engedjük.
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I am not here to celebrate. Orbán will not hand over power w/out resistance. Outsting him out will possibly involve physical violence, which I hate, and I remain pessimistic about democratic perspectives. But it is remarkable how Orbán has managed to bring down its own system.
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What about if egészen véletlenül pár ezer ember elsétal a Várkert Bazárig, hogy szívesen találkozna Miniszterelnök úrral?
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Ilyen a hazaárulás. Azokat támogatni jó hangosan, akik katonáinkra támadnak azon politikusok utasítására, akikkel éppen barátkozol.
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Csak gratulálni tudok
@PM_ViktorOrban
, hogy addig sikerült provokálni az 🇷🇺 agressziót szenvedõ Ukrajnát, hogy a magyar kormány felelõtlen politikáját az immár teljes felszámolásra ítélt kárpátaljai magyarsággal fizettetik meg. Úgy, mint 1944-ben.
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"Hullarablók leszünk! a legpocsékabb nemzet." Ki mondta és mikor? A legszomorúbb dolog az, hogy még mindig rettenetesen aktuális.
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Mondd meg zsebführer: akkor kinek épülnek minálunk a konténerbarakkok? 🤷♂️ “aki hazudik, az lop”, üvöltötte Nagy Feró 1988-ban, a rendszerváltás hajnalán.
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Getting more and more weird. Lies and unnecessary compromises with evils always have consequences. Payback time might be approaching, and I’m not sure it will be soft landing. Just like 1918 and 1944, Hungarian political elites seem to have a special sense for screwing it up…🤷🏼♂️
Sweden has declined Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán’s push for NATO negotiations.
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Mondjuk ott is maradhatna. Context for non🇭🇺speakers: German-born 🇭🇺 propagandist and formerly law enforcement officer is taking a tour in Russia and occupied 🇺🇦 territories.
@NAFO_Hungary
any ideas how to welcome him in the unfortunate case he comes back?
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Csak jelzem: ilyet akkor tesz egy kormány, amikor az összeomlás fenyegeti.
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Orban’s 🇭🇺 in one picture: bus drivers in Budapest claimed to earn 2000€ gross/month - 1300€ net. Teachers’ salary approx. half of this, well below poverty threshold in Budapest and larger cities.
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Szíjjártó teljesen lesokkolta az olasz közvéleményt tegnap este egy másfél perces interjúval 😂 Azt mondták soha nem hallottak beszélni egy külügyért, mint ezt az alakot. Hát mit szóljunk mi, akik lassan 10 éve öregszünk vele?
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Magyar Péter interjúja alig egy nap alatt 856 ezer megtekintésnél jár. Még egy boost-ot azért megér :) Kicsit hosszú és szétfolyik, de főzés/vasalás közben kiváló. Vannak benne egészen pikáns dolgok. Meg a rendszer működésének logikája (azt már tudtam ☺️)
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What a picture. Time will come when we will know the reason(s) behind
#Orban
’s U-turn on Russia.
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Viktor Orbán formerly known as “Defender of Christian Europe”
#🇦🇿TürkDövlətləriTəşkilatı
#🇰🇿ТүркіМемлекеттеріҰйымы
#🇰🇬ТүркМамлекеттерУюму
#🇹🇷TürkDevletleriTeşkilatı
#🇺🇿TurkiyDavlatlarTashkiloti
#🇹🇲TürkDöwletleriniňGuramasy
#🇭🇺TürkÁllamokSzervezete
#OrganizationofTurkicStates
#BizBirlikteDahaG
üçlüyüz
#TogetherWeAreStronger
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Well, this 🇭🇺 girl has been educated in a power system where breaking rules and erasing traces of misconduct are pretty much normal business, so unfortunately I can't be suprised at this ugly scene, which mirrors the overall image Orbán's Hungary has decided to offer the world.
erasing the ball mark and celebrating when your opponent retires from the match is a new low for sportsmanship in tennis
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Sincerely yours. “A hatalom megszállottja. Orbán Viktor Magyarországa”. Budapest,
@MagyarHang
2023, 288. o. Enjoy (bár amennyire a téma engedi).
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Épül az M85-os autópálya Sopronnál. Nincs hegy? Mi akkor is odarakunk egy jó kis alagutat. Jó munkához sok pénz kell…
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Ezt komolyan mondom NEM HISZEM EL. Mindezek után...
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Mai napindító. Egyre inkább érthetõ, miért nem rajong a Fidesz a közélet átvilágításáért. Hát többek között azért, mert masszívan érintettek. Sötét titkokat hordoznak, miközben eljátszák a nagy keresztény áldozatot. Ungváry Krisztián nagy munkát végzett.
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Old Soviet joke: “The future is certain; it is only the past that is unpredictable”.
According to the embassy, what happened in Hungary in 1956 is a complex issue, and there are at least ten different drafts of the new textbook.
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Szijjártó beugrott Balázs Kickshez egy 75 ezres sneakerre!
“Készpénz vagy kártya?
Készpénz. Mindig.”
Naná, hogy készpénz. Nehogy a NAV gyanút foghasson a közpéntjellegét elvesztett sok-sok 75 ezresen.
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@maksymeristavi
@novostidnua
I’m moved too, because all those who shake hand with him really appreciate him. They don’t fear him, they trust him as their leader. You can’t fake these smiles. They are genuine like these dudes and girls enjoying the company of their president.
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A probléma nem az, hogy MZP a fideszes Tranziton vitázik Gulyás Gergellyel. A probléma az, hogy ilyen közös képekkel jelölik ki MZP és általában a NER-kompatibilis ellenzék helyét a rendszerben. A diktatúra mûködtetõivel/seggnyalóival mutatkozni nem cool, hanem káros.
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I was wrong: THIS is the new low today right from
@PM_ViktorOrban
“We don’t dance according to how Brussels whistles”.
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Hi folks! My name is Koncz Zsófia, I am a 🇭🇺 MP for
#Fidesz
and I love taking pics with the most respected members of our community.
#Csakafidesz
ha bele is döglünk.
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Russian “political scientist” Nikolay Sevostjanov blames 🇭🇺 PM Orban for breaking his “promise” to put a veto on EU financial support to Ukraine. “We are alone, we are left without friends”. Suggestion to 🇭🇺 diplomats: better avoid windows. They might become dangerous…
In un'intervista a Jury Kotjonov, il "politologo" Nikolay Sevostjanov accusa:
"Orban aveva promesso di porre il veto sulla decisione UE dei finanziamenti all'Ucraina ma non è servito a niente. Siamo soli,non abbiamo amici"
Solo per me quell' "aveva promesso" pesa come un macigno?
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Hungarian-speakers will enjoy this gorgeous cover of weekly magazine HVG appearing tomorrow.
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13-km long life chain around Budapest ahead of teachers' national strike. Why did public education system become the hottest issue in Orbán's Hungary? A short🧵First of all, poor funding, political control over people&contents, increasing repression of dissent 1/
@hvg_hu
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So while I’m finishing my book on
#Orban
his regime goes into full-blown dictatorship…what a day :(
Worrying news from Budapest: during today's protest at PM Viktor Orbán's office, opposition MP
@MartonTompos
was dragged out of the crowd by Hungarian police. Despite his immunity as MP, he was cable tied and brought to an unknown location. His party can't get in touch with him.
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Hát igen, kimondta azt, ami mindenkinek fáj. Hogy 🇭🇺 elpuskázott egy történelmi, életünk során vissza nem térő esélyt.
Ruff Bálint meglátásait mindig öröm hallgatni - ha fogalmazhatok így -, de ez a monológja az EU-s pénzek ellopásáról fájdalmasan összefoglalja ezt a posványt, amiben élünk és amit elviselünk magyar népként. 👏
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