EUROPE - IMPORTANT CHANGES MAY BE ON THE WAY

                                                                              Peter Magyar 

HUNGARY: ORBÁN IN BIG DIFFICULTIES

One of Orbán's former strong supporters, the lawyer PETER MAGYAR, has suddenly turned publicly against Orbán and the current government. He wants to found his own party and promote a more EU-positive policy for the country. And he seems to have great and even increasing support among the population. He was previously married to the Minister of Justice, who suddenly had to resign together with the female president in February after a scandalous pardon of a child seducer. Before that, he was for several years in Brussels as an employee at the Hungarian representation at the EU.

The government tries to overlook and trivialize him. But it doesn't seem to work.

His increasing popularity comes at the same time that there are bigger and bigger demonstrations in the country against Orbán and the government. Especially in the country's cities. The big question is how rural voters react. It is especially those whom Orbán supports and helps with many initiatives. You can, among other things, see in Budapest, where the streets are gradually filled with holes and defects, as no funds come from the government to maintain them.

The situation is also interesting because Hungary will be president of the EU from 1 July to 31 December. The European Parliament is trying to prevent Hungary's presidency.

We live in interesting times!