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Péter Magyar, the former husband of one-time justice minister and Orbán ally Judit Varga holds a smoke-candle after his speech on Hungary's National Day in Budapest on Friday,

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Police stand guard outside the front entrance of the event venue as the National Conservatism conference takes place in Brussels, Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has enraged his fellow leaders for his habitual use of the veto power.

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Hungarian PM Orban shakes hands with the President of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Kristo prior to their meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia, April 4, 2024

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Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann is one of the three lead candidates chosen by European liberals for the upcoming EU elections.

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Former Hungarian government insider Peter Magyar gives a speech next tot Kossut Lajos Square on Tuesdy, in Budapest, Hungary, March 26, 2024.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán maintains relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin despite the raft of sanctions imposed by Western allies.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban gives a speech on the steps of the National Museum in Budapest, Hungary, on March 15, 2024.

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The European Parliament has filed a lawsuit against the European Commission for releasing frozen funds to Hungary.

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Hungary's newly elected president Tamas Sulyok gives a ceremonial speech at his inauguration ceremony in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, March 10, 2024.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stand during a swearing in ceremony, Monday, Feb 26 March.

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Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaks to the press in Stockholm, Sweden, on Feb. 26, 2024, after the Hungarian parliament ratified Sweden's membership to NATO.

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Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, left, shakes hands with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban at the Carmelite Monastery in Budapest, Hungary, Feb 23, 2024.

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