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"Hungary summoned the US ambassador over comments by the US president, Joe
Biden, who said the prime minister, Viktor Orbán, wants a dictatorship.
The Hungarian leader traveled to Florida on Friday for talks with Donald Trump
during a visit in which he did not meet with anyone from the Biden
administration.
During a campaign event in Philadelphia, Biden referred to his rival’s meeting
with the Hungarian politician: “You know who he’s meeting with today down at
Mar-a-Lago? Orbán of Hungary, who stated flatly he doesn’t think democracy
works, he’s looking for dictatorship.”
Rights groups and European capitals have repeatedly raised concerns that Orbán
and his Fidesz party have undermined checks and balances in Hungary. In 2014,
Orbán memorably announced that he was building an “illiberal” state.
And Hungary’s western allies have also grown increasingly worried about
Hungary’s ties with Moscow and Beijing, while relations with Washington have
reached a low point.
But Biden’s comments have met with outrage from Hungarian officials."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
