Hungary’s pro-Kremlin leader Viktor Orban takes over the rotating presidency of the European Council on July 1, just weeks after fellow nationalist and populist parties surged across the bloc in European polls. Hungarian diplomats have promised a “normal” presidency over the coming six months, while experts note that the role carries limited powers. But Orban’s choice of slogan for the job suggests the EU’s serial provocateur is unlikely to shun the spotlight.

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    6 months ago

    Could you cut pleasantries like “shitehole”/“knobend”/… on this community, please? I know Orban is not the most likable person, but there is no point in random incivility — it only kills the mood here.

    (I respond to you but I mean the 4? other people doing the same in this thread as well.)