Hungary’s Orbán declares resistance movement against Magyar government’s ‘tyranny’
Orbán says the raids and constitutional changes are meant to cripple Fidesz and vowed peaceful opposition as prosecutors investigate alleged fund misuse.
- On Wednesday, Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared that his Fidesz party will lead a peaceful Resistance movement against what he called the tyrannical exercise of power by Hungary's new center-right government.
- Tensions escalated Tuesday after prosecutors raided Fidesz offices investigating suspected embezzlement and other crimes during Orban's rule. Orban alleged the raid was "on political orders," claiming such actions could occur "only in severe dictatorships."
- Prime Minister Magyar's administration passed constitutional amendments last week establishing a 12-year term limit for Parliament members and closed the Sovereignty Protection Office, which opponents viewed as a tool for silencing critics.
- European Tisza support stands at 60% among Hungary's population while Fidesz support has shrunk to 18%, according to a June survey. Prominent Fidesz figures including parliamentary leader Gergely Guly and former foreign minister Péter Szijjártó have resigned or departed.
- Late Tuesday, Fidesz publicized a Declaration of Resistance, pledging to use "every peaceful means" inside and outside Parliament to oppose what the party calls arbitrary exercise of power and assist "victims of the authoritarian regime.
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The searches in a Fidesz party data center are killing Hungary. Former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks of tyranny. His country is no longer democratic.
Hungary's Orbán Declares Resistance Movement against Magyar Government ...
After a raid in his party's offices, Viktor Orbán accuses the new government of tyranny. He calls on his supporters to resist.
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ussanews.comOrbán Launches ‘Resistance’ against Hungary’s New Constitutional Order
Former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán accused Péter Magyar’s government of creating an ‘illegitimate authoritarian system’ at a press conference outside Fidesz’s Budapest headquarters on Wednesday, 22 July, less than 24 hours after the party published a ‘Declaration of Resistance’ pledging peaceful opposition to Hungary’s new constitutional order. Appearing alongside János Bóka, former EU affairs minister and Fidesz’s newly elected parlia…
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