Hungarian embassies order negative stories about migrants in a bid to secure Viktor Orban's re-election

Hungarian embassies order negative stories about migrants in a bid to secure Viktor Orban's re-election
Hungarian embassies across Europe have been ordered to collect negative stories about immigration in order to support the re-election campaign of Viktor Orban, the Telegraph can reveal.

 

The apparent use of state apparatus for political purposes emerged as Mr Orban seeks a third consecutive term as prime minister at parliamentary elections on Sunday with opposition groups fearing that victory for his ruling Fidesz party will irrevocably cement his grip on power.

In a highly rhetorically charged campaign, Mr Orban has stoked fears over immigration, attacking Brussels for enabling what he called an “invasion” of refugees that threatened to “cast aside” the bloc’s Christian culture.

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("Telegraph", 06.04.2018, by Peter Foster and Balazs Csekö)

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