She is the second Hungarian head of state to resign over a scandal since Fidesz began governing in 2010. Former justice minister Judit Varga, who countersigned the presidential pardon granted by Novák, has also resigned from all her duties.
Hungary is basically a one man state since 2010, Orbán is the god-emperor, all other people in government just talking heads. Novák was a second line random politician before elected as president, noone understood why she was selected. In Hungary president is elected by the parliament where Orbán has supermajority, he can do whatever he wants. It’s his decision Sweden is not in Nato yet, noone else’s
From this current NATO deny, some speculate he wants money from Sweden. Most EU funds are blocked, Russians don’t have money anymore for him, local population don’t like Chinese battery factories they planned, and other Chinese investments are also slowed down because too much was stolen.
Hungary is basically a one man state since 2010, Orbán is the god-emperor, all other people in government just talking heads. Novák was a second line random politician before elected as president, noone understood why she was selected. In Hungary president is elected by the parliament where Orbán has supermajority, he can do whatever he wants. It’s his decision Sweden is not in Nato yet, noone else’s
Ugh, not his decision, Putin’s decision. Orban is Putin’s puppet?
We don’t really know the actual power mechanics, but Orbán is populist, he just do whatever the best for him. Usually that’s the same as Putin wants, but last time he let other EU leaders send money to Ukraine, while he went out for a coffee break: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/12/20/olaf-scholz-s-successful-coffee-break-strategy-with-viktor-orban_6359543_4.html So it’s not as clear.
From this current NATO deny, some speculate he wants money from Sweden. Most EU funds are blocked, Russians don’t have money anymore for him, local population don’t like Chinese battery factories they planned, and other Chinese investments are also slowed down because too much was stolen.
As a hungarian who lives in sweden this is pretty interesting.