Prime Minister Viktor Orban is exploring how to keep his grip on Hungary regardless of the outcome of an election due in April.
With some polls showing a double-digit lead for the opposition, Orban is toying with the idea of assuming the presidency and rewriting laws to make it into the most powerful office in the country, according to a person familiar with the situation who asked not to be identified.
Orban, 62, raised the prospect of a presidential system after a meeting at the White House last month with his ally President Donald Trump, saying the plan was “always on the table.” Hungary’s parliament on Wednesday approved a bill from Orban’s Fidesz party making it harder for lawmakers to remove a president from the post in future.
Dapper_Pepper_367 on
yeah president orban sounds funny they should make him something like European President Orbán
PhilosopherEmpty1920 on
That seems like a dictatorship with extra steps
ballthyrm on
He can always find a new job in Russia.
Aggravating_Exit2445 on
Retirement in Moscow seems appropriate.
Academic_Building159 on
Orban’s play seems sketchy AF. IMO he’s hustlin hard over legit democracy.
majorannah on
So now, the international press is talking about this…
VladimirIsachenko on
Orban really, he wants to be next president of Hungary after election lost?
ThrowawaypocketHu on
He will commit electoral fraud and win the elections, like always.
Mark my words.
LumpyExtreme3569 on
Desperate af
ahernandez50 on
Hope he goes de Imre Nagy way
Rogthgar on
President? Well like Trump I was hoping for Prisoner, for embezzlement and bribes.
AdminEating_Dragon on
Ah, the Erdogan model.
Stefanmplayer on
This guy is a danger to nato just like trump, we should convene a meeting to tell them they will be exiting the EU if he is kept in power
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*From Bloomberg News reporter Zoltan Simon:*
Prime Minister Viktor Orban is exploring how to keep his grip on Hungary regardless of the outcome of an election due in April.
With some polls showing a double-digit lead for the opposition, Orban is toying with the idea of assuming the presidency and rewriting laws to make it into the most powerful office in the country, according to a person familiar with the situation who asked not to be identified.
Orban, 62, raised the prospect of a presidential system after a meeting at the White House last month with his ally President Donald Trump, saying the plan was “always on the table.” Hungary’s parliament on Wednesday approved a bill from Orban’s Fidesz party making it harder for lawmakers to remove a president from the post in future.
yeah president orban sounds funny they should make him something like European President Orbán
That seems like a dictatorship with extra steps
He can always find a new job in Russia.
Retirement in Moscow seems appropriate.
Orban’s play seems sketchy AF. IMO he’s hustlin hard over legit democracy.
So now, the international press is talking about this…
Orban really, he wants to be next president of Hungary after election lost?
He will commit electoral fraud and win the elections, like always.
Mark my words.
Desperate af
Hope he goes de Imre Nagy way
President? Well like Trump I was hoping for Prisoner, for embezzlement and bribes.
Ah, the Erdogan model.
This guy is a danger to nato just like trump, we should convene a meeting to tell them they will be exiting the EU if he is kept in power