Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is facing mounting pressure ahead of next Sunday's election, as a shocking incident involving a pipeline carrying Russian natural gas has sparked claims of a potentially rigged election. Serbian authorities have announced the discovery of "explosives of devastating power" near the TurkStream pipeline, which runs through the Balkans to central and eastern Europe. Hungarian opposition leader Péter Márki-Zay has seized on the incident, suggesting that it may be a "false flag" operation designed to sway public opinion and influence the outcome of the election. As Orbán trails in polls, the opposition is calling for greater transparency and accountability, and the incident has thrown the country's election into chaos.
Incident prompts political scrutiny across Hungary as Viktor Orbán trails in polls before next Sunday’s electionSerbia has said it found “explosives of devastating power” near a pipeline that carries Russian natural gas to Hungary and beyond, sparking claims by Hungary’s leading opposition candidate of a possible “false flag” operation aimed at influencing the country’s elections.On Sunday, Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, said he had been informed by Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vučić, of the discovery near an extension of the TurkStream pipeline, which transports Russian gas through the Balkans to central and eastern Europe. Continue reading...
