Hungary’s pro-Kremlin leader Viktor Orban takes over the rotating presidency of the European Council on July 1, just weeks after fellow nationalist and populist parties surged across the bloc in European polls. Hungarian diplomats have promised a “normal” presidency over the coming six months, while experts note that the role carries limited powers. But Orban’s choice of slogan for the job suggests the EU’s serial provocateur is unlikely to shun the spotlight.

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    4 months ago

    Eh, Vik? Europe is already great. It’s your shitehole that isn’t ya fuckin knobend

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      4 months ago

      Could you cut pleasantries like “shitehole”/“knobend”/… on this community, please? I know Orban is not the most likable person, but there is no point in random incivility — it only kills the mood here.

      (I respond to you but I mean the 4? other people doing the same in this thread as well.)

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      4 months ago

      He can’t see further than the board in front of his head.

      (There’s a German saying which translates to having a board in front of their head that and means that someone’s slow on the uptake)