Thousands of Hungarians and representatives of European countries commemorated the 70th anniversary of the 1956 anti-communist uprising in Budapest on Friday. The revolution was then bloodily suppressed by Soviet tanks. The central celebrations were also attended by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President António Costa, Moldovan President Maia Sandu, and Speaker of the Slovak Parliament Richard Raši. idnes.cz ↗
Von der Leyen stated that Hungarians in 1956 fought for the values that form the foundation of the European Union. The anniversary thus became not only a reminder of a historical event, but also an opportunity to talk about Hungary's position in Europe. teraz.sk ↗
In his speech at Kossuth Square, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar criticized his political rival Viktor Orbán for cooperating with Russia and seeking support in Moscow at Hungary's expense. Magyar also emphasized the country's European direction. svet.sme.sk ↗
Orbán did not attend the celebrations. Police intervened at a gathering of his Fidesz party in Budapest. The events marking the national holiday were accompanied by a pronounced political rift between the governing camp and Magyar's movement. aktuality.sk ↗
October 23 has been an official national holiday in Hungary since 1991. Its status was later also enshrined in the Hungarian constitution.
Budapest commemorated the 70th anniversary of the anti-communist revolution
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Fidesz tvrdí, že na sviatok 23. októbra sa o Magyara nikto nezaujíma
teraz.sk
| 13:50 22.10.
„Rusi, domov!“ zaznelo v Budapešti. Orbán chýbal, na mítingu jeho strany zasahovala polícia
aktuality.sk
| 19:13 23.10.
Magyar v prejave kritizoval Orbána za hľadanie opory v Moskve
teraz.sk
| 18:23 23.10.
70 let od protikomunistického povstání, Maďarsko si připomíná krvavě potlačenou revoluci
zpravy.aktualne.cz
| 21:05 23.10.
Magyar kritizoval Orbána za spoluprácu s Ruskom na úkor Maďarska
svet.sme.sk
| 18:31 23.10.
Leyenová:Maďari bojovali v roku 1956 za hodnoty,ktoré tvoria základ EÚ
teraz.sk
| 15:42 23.10.
Maďarsko: Začali sa ústredné oslavy 70. výročia vypuknutia revolúcie
teraz.sk
| 11:03 23.10.
V Maďarsku sa začali ústredné oslavy 70. výročia vypuknutia revolúcie
svet.sme.sk
| 11:01 23.10.
Patříme do svobodné Evropy, řekl Magyar. Maďarsko si připomnělo krvavý rok 1956
idnes.cz
| 19:05 23.10.
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