Posted on 01/18/2017 12:22:13 PM PST by Lorianne
Hungarian NGOs have long felt the heat under strongman Prime Minister Viktor Orban -- but they now fear that, emboldened by Donald Trump's victory, the right-wing premier will turn the screws even tighter.
First in line may be groups backed by Hungarian-born billionaire financier George Soros, whose foundation once funded the Oxford studies of a young Orban more than 25 years ago.
Last week the deputy head of Orban's ruling party Fidesz, in power since 2010, said that non-governmental organisations should be "cleaned out of here".
Szilard Nemeth said that criticism of government policies by "fake" civil organisations set up to "influence politics" by Soros and others was "impermissible".
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Yee Haw! Now we’re talking. I hope Trump goes after this bastard too.
Bump for the good news.
We need to go further here where Soros, his organizations, and all his useful idiots, sits in front of tribunals facing their crimes against our nation.
CGato
HOORAY Victor Orban
Hail to the Victor.
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