Protest in Hungary over presidential pardon given to accomplice in child sex abuse case

It's kinda outside this country and not relevant to ordinary peoples lives here? There's a range of other topics occupying peoples thoughts here on a daily basis in my experience.......

God I hope this is the end of Orban

There were protests about this last week also and has lead to the resignation of the Hungarian president for their issuing the pardon and another of Orbans allies.

This weeks protest are expected to be larger, but it isn't a current affairs issue if it is someone that some admire.

In fairness, Orban himself is a crooked official. I look forward to the day where he is eventually ousted.

Has there ever been a right wing political populist movement, that hasn't yet been guilty of that which they hurl as accusations to silence others?

Without my being so reductive as going straight to Godwinning the thread, it really is astonishing how often those who seek to impose family values, morality and draped in religion. Always seem to come undone by their own abeyance of the rules they seek to impose.

Orban and Fidesz have had a remarkable run under Orban. Moreso given the party was originally centre left. It is a party that has captured an outright majority of votes and seats in Hungary. Can it's political popularity survive the fall out of the pardons? Can Orban manage to take control of the expanding scandal and fall out?

I don't know enough about Hungarian politics to opine a way past this. I do have a couple of Magyar friends who are very anti-Orban but, that's as much a reflection of their liberalism as it is Orban's policies. Can organised protest, pressure and further resignations force an election? Even if it can, are the parties opposing Fidesz in any fit state to take advantage?

Fidesz have become embedded and their policies and attitudes have to date, often enjoyed popular support. There needs to be some soul searching and a reset.