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Since Viktor Orbán's government under the Fidesz party was formed in 2010, it has been accused of religious discrimination and preferential treatment of certain religious groups. [8] [9] [10] Fidesz has been accused of using state media to spread xenophobic messaging, including messaging that targets Jewish and Muslim populations.
Viktor Mihály Orbán [1] (Hungarian: [ˈviktor ˈorbaːn] ⓘ; born 31 May 1963) is a Hungarian lawyer and politician who has been Prime Minister of Hungary since 2010, previously holding the office from 1998 to 2002.
Orban is known for his controversial rhetoric such as his criticism of the mixing of European and non-European races. [9] The reference to history in Orbanism can be demonstrated in the way it upholds certain events in Hungarian society such as the Holy Crown or Horthy’s regime and also in the approach of the idea of nation as exclusive.
Now they’ll be in an opulent stadium thought to be the pet project of a well-known soccer fanatic: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán himself. Netanyahu and Orbán's close ties bring Israel ...
Viktor Orbán is set to appear at CPAC in Dallas. Here's what we can learn from former President Donald Trump and Republicans' embrace of Hungary's leader. Critics say he runs an 'open dictatorship.'
The government of Viktor Orbán has frequently given voice to anti-semitic conspiracy theories regarding the Hungarian-born Jewish financier George Soros. [ 20 ] Anti-Soros conspiracy theories in Hungary originated in 1993, with the work of István Csurka , a far-right intellectual who depicted Soros as an anti-patriotic globalist Jewish ...
Religion in Hungary is varied, with Christianity being the largest religion. In the national census of 2022, 42.5% of the population identified themselves as Christians, of whom 29.2% were adherents of Catholicism (27.5% following the Roman Rite, and 1.7% the Greek Rite), 9.8% of Calvinism, 1.8% of Lutheranism, 0.2% of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and 1.5% of other Christian denominations.
Hungarian-born American billionaire George Soros, who is Jewish, has been repeatedly targeted by Fidesz in its campaigns and national surveys. These attacks, which among other things accuse him of masterminding a Europe-wide conspiracy to open Hungary's borders and flood the country with refugees, [ 95 ] frequently reproduce antisemitic tropes.