Hungary's Orban seeks to boost support, opposition holds rival rally on 1956 anniversary


People attend a pro-government rally named a 'Peace March' as part of events marking the 69th anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, in Budapest, Hungary, October 23, 2025. REUTERS/Marton Monus

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday accused the European Union of wanting to impose a "puppet" government on Hungary and presented next year's election as a choice between peace or going to war to "die for Ukraine."

As tens of thousands of his supporters filled a central square in Budapest, Orban, under threat from a centre-right pro-EU opposition party, said Brussels wanted war and intended to eventually divide up Ukraine.

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