Hungarian enthusiasts set a new Guinness world record for the world's tallest Lego tower. Standing at 36 metres, the tower was constructed in front of Saint Stephen's basilica in Budapest. School children helped to build the structure, and the mayor of the city's fifth district put the final block in place. The previous record was 34.43 metres Continue reading... ...
Forty years after the Rubik's Cube was invented, competitors from around the globe still gather to solve the puzzle On a low stage, a young man examined a Rubiks Cube. Around him, an audience stood, precariously, on tables and chairs, or peered down from skyboxes. In one fluid motion, he activated a timer on the table before him and his fingers disappeared in a blur of activity. When he set the puzzle...
Re-elected prime minister Viktor Orbán seems to be aping the Putin leadership model and fuelling nationalism There were no huge surprises about Hungary's vote last Sunday. Prime minister Viktor Orbán coasted to re-election , despite having proposed no specific programme for the next four years other than "carry on". Depending on the final vote tally, he might retain his two-thirds...
Observers said restrictive campaign regulations and biased media coverage favoured Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has rebuffed criticism from election observers that his victory at the polls on Sunday was aided by new electoral laws favouring his dominant Fidesz party. Observers from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) said Fidesz "enjoyed...
Election officials project Fidesz party will secure 135 of 199 seats in parliament, with far-right party taking 25 seats Hungarians handed prime minister Viktor Orbán another four years in power in Sunday's parliamentary election, while about one in every five voters backed Jobbik, the far-right opposition party accused of antisemitism. Orbán has clashed repeatedly with the EU and foreign...
Where there should be substantial parties alternating in power, there is one seemingly entrenched party The rise of Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister who is seeking another strong mandate in Sunday's Sunday's elections , is a story which raises serious questions about the political trajectory of his country in the years since the end of the cold war. Where there should be substantial parties...
In terms of sheer numbers, April will be the most democratic month the world has ever seen as national elections take place in half a dozen countries with total electorates of more than one billion people in India, Afghanistan, Hungary, Indonesia, Algeria and Iraq ...
Incumbent PM has tinkered with the constitution to favour his Fidesz party, and even built a stadium in his home village When Hungary's populist leader, Viktor Orbán, swept the board in national and local elections four years ago, few towns resisted his self-proclaimed "polling booth revolution". One interesting exception, however, was the prime minister's hometown of Felcsút,...
The Roman silver, discovered in Hungary in the 1970s, was bought from an 'unidentified London seller' for 15m The Hungarian government has repatriated seven of the 14 pieces from the Sevso treasure, a spectacular hoard of 4th-century Roman silver whose ownership had long been contested by several countries. The Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, announced this week that the pieces have...
Civil code that outlaws taking pictures without permission of everyone in the photograph is 'vague and obstructive' say critics Those planning a weekend break in Budapest take note. From 15 March anyone taking photographs in Hungary is technically breaking the law if someone wanders into shot, under a new civil code that outlaws taking pictures without the permission of everyone in the photograph....
Association of diplomats considers criticising the giving of posts to donors who had little or no knowledge about assigned countries Dan Roberts ...
t miss it," he says. Small wonder, as Andraschek has bought six properties for himself and his family since a lottery win in September, which came to light this month when he made a large donation to the hostel. Eschewing the winner's temptation to "spend, spend, spend", Andraschek says he wants to heighten awareness of Hungary's 30,000 homeless people instead. He and his wife Anikó are also planning...
t make those judgments any more. Andraschek's story simply confirms what my experience of this life and the people who live it has taught me: homeless people can be just as kind or vicious, prudent or profligate, helpful or obstinate, as anyone else. If anything, I found that when reduced to pauperism, the positive aspects of such qualities were enhanced. Something kicked in, quite naturally – call...
s biggest lottery winners, with a prize of about £1.7m. Andraschek, whose 630m Hungarian forint win last September went unnoticed until he made a significant donation to a hostel for the homeless this month, said buying the ticket was a chance decision at a railway station on his way to Budapest for a workshop for recovering alcoholics. "I had only picked six numbers and the female shop assistant reminded...
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s most powerful far-right party held a rally in London on Sunday, despite calls to ban him from the UK and strong opposition from anti-racism activists. About 100 supporters of the Hungarian Jobbik party, which has been accused of stirring up hatred of Jews and Roma, gathered at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park to hear Gábor Vona speak. The venue of the rally was changed after Jobbik supporters were confronted...
Jobbik leader is met by anti-fascist demonstrators in central London • This live tweet feed has now ended. Read our full story on the Vona rally here . This live tweet feed has now ended. Hungary The far right Protest Europe London Kevin Rawlinson theguardian.com © 2014 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Use of this content is subject to our Terms...
s plans to speak at a rally at Holborn tube station, in central London, a day before Holocaust Memorial Day, have drawn condemnation and calls for him to be banned from entering the UK. Fears are growing that his rally, allegedly organised to allow him to speak to Britain's 50,000 Hungarian expats before this year's election, could be a violent flashpoint, with members of Unite against Fascism expected...
s proposed trip has met with opposition from activists, with Theresa May under pressure to ban Jobbik leader The leader of Europe's most powerful extreme-right party, Jobbik, will face "heavy" protests should the home secretary refuse to bar his entry to the UK, leading anti-racism groups have warned. "It is D-Day and plans are afoot" to disrupt Hungarian politician Gábor Vona's proposed appearance...
s coming here to host a forum for Hungarian citizens. Should Theresa May block his entry? Age: 35 Appearance: Troubled loner made good. And has he made good? Are you kidding? He's Europe's most successful fascist! I didn't know we were giving out awards for that sort of thing. We're not. But he's the leader of Hungary's Jobbik party, which has 43 seats in the Hungarian parliament and three in the EU...