Viktor Orban's anti-Roma campaign in Hungary is being legitimized by Trump and Western leaders, activist warns

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Orban is resisting a court order to pay compensation to Roma children who were segregated at a school in the east of the country.

Orban and his Fidesz party are exploiting anti-Roma racism to"demolish" democratic control, Jovanovic argued. If they manage to overpower the courts, he added,"anyone in Hungary is at the mercy of government."

But last year's local elections exposed weaknesses, with Fidesz losing control of the capital Budapest and several other cities to the center-left opposition. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a meeting in the Oval Office on May 13, 2019 in Washington, D.C.Jovanovic warned that Orban and his allies are"emboldened and in some way they're legitimized" by high-profile meetings with Trump and other leaders.that the U.S. calls on all nations to combat anti-Roma discrimination and that the administration has been"very clear in expressing concerns" to the Hungarian government.

 

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