Hungary Current Affairs, GK & News

Katalin Novak: First Female President of Hungary

May 12, 2022

Katalin Novak has been elected as the first female President of the country. She is also Hungary’s youngest President at 44 years of age. She replaced whom as the new President? Janos Ader was replaced by Katalin Novak as the new President of the country. Novák will be holding this post for a five-year term. ..

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Viktor Orban: Hungary’s New Prime Minister

April 4, 2022

Viktor Orban has again been elected as the Prime Minister of Hungary for the fourth time. He won the 4th term by a huge margin more than what was predicted in the pre-election polls. Overview: After the win, he addressed a jubilant crowd who were chanting his name. Many people in the gathering wore the ..

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Katalin Novák – Hungary’s First Female President

March 12, 2022

Katalin Novák, a close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has been elected as Hungary’s first female president by the Hungarian parliament. Overview: Novák, who was most recently a minister for family policy, described her victory as a win for women. She won 137 votes to 51 in the parliament, which is dominated by Orban’s ..

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Hungary: Statue of Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto unveiled

September 18, 2021

Hungary has unveiled the statue of Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto on September 16, 202. Highlights The imposing bronze statue was unveiled in Hungary’s capital, Budapest. This is the first such statue across the world to pay homage to the creator of Bitcoin digital currency. It has been constructed in a business park near the Danube ..

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India’s Priya Malik wins gold World Cadet Wrestling Championships in Hungary

July 27, 2021

Priya Malik of India has won the gold medal in wrestling at the World Cadet Wrestling Championships which was being held in Hungary. She won the medal in the women’s 73 kg weight category. Highlights Priya Malik defeated Kseniya Patapovich of Hungary to clinch the gold medal in the final of the women’s 73kg category. ..

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Hungary passes a new emergency law to curb COVID-19

April 2, 2020

Hungary is being criticised for the new emergency law that it passed giving extraordinary powers to its Prime Minister. About the Law The new law was passed to help curb the spread of misinformation about COVID-19. The key focus of the criticism is that it gives extraordinary powers to the Prime Minister without specifying an ..

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