Newly elected Tisza party asked public to put forward names, which have ranged from the sensible to the bizarre Eszter Jámbor, a 46-year-old content creator who focuses on sex education, had a different kind of question for her Instagram followers last week: who did they think should be Hungaryâs next president? The suggestions ranged from reality TV stars to bodybuilders and the Victoriaâs Secret model Barbara Palvin. But another anonymous online poll asking Hungarians the same question revealed the most popular candidate to be András Arató, a retired electrical engineer who found global online fame as a meme: Hide the Pain Harold. Katalin Karikó, the Nobel-winning biochemist, and ErnÅ Rubik, the inventor of the Rubikâs cube, were also popular choices. âObviously, politics are serious, but thereâs also room for a bit of humour, for that sense of freedom that a part of Hungary is now feeling after the past 16 years,â said Jámbor. Since ousting its rightwing populist leader Viktor Orbán in a milestone election earlier this year, the central European country has been living through a period of rapid political change. The man who succeeded Orbán, Péter Magyar, has
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As a Brussels deadline looms with over â¬10bn at stake, Péter Magyarâs first three months have been transformative in addressing a corrupt legacy Some elections are more important than others. Since taking office in May, Hungaryâs…
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As a Brussels deadline looms with over â¬10bn at stake, Péter Magyarâs first three months have been transformative in addressing a corrupt legacy Some elections are more important than others. Since taking office in…
Read original at The Guardian →Rightwing populistâs inconsistent positions on Europe and Russia suggest he is testing how far he can push partners and electorate One evening nine years ago in the Bulgarian town of Balgari, a Brazilian tourist…
Read original at The Guardian →Hungaryâs parliament elected Andras Baka, a âformer head of the Supreme Court, â as the countryâs next president â on Tuesday, a symbolic step in Prime Minister âPeter â Magyarâs effort to dismantle former…
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As a Brussels deadline looms with over â¬10bn at stake, Péter Magyarâs first three months have been transformative in addressing a corrupt legacy Some elections are more important than others. Since taking office in May, Hungaryâs…
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