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27 Oct, 13 tweets, 9 min read
The Hungarian ruling party, Fidesz, is at the core of authoritarian rot in the EU.

Supported by the European People's Party,
@epp.

hrw.org/news/2020/04/2…
The Hungarian ruling party, Fidesz, has led a full-on assault against independent media to undermine critics & those who would expose their corruption.

Supported by the European People's Party,
@epp.

hrw.org/news/2020/07/2…

voanews.com/europe/index-r…
The Hungarian ruling party, Fidesz, has been similarly attacking academic freedom for years.

Supported by the European People's Party,
@epp.

hrw.org/news/2020/09/0…

nytimes.com/2020/09/06/wor…
The leader of the Hungarian ruling party, Fidesz, and dictator of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, talks like an extremist mass murderer.

Supported by the European People's Party,
@epp.

Hungary's ruling party, Fidesz, undermines the independence of the courts.

Supported by the European People's Party,
@epp.

hrw.org/news/2018/12/1…
Hungary's ruling party, Fidesz, literally starves people in state custody.

Supported by the European People's Party,
@epp.

hrw.org/news/2018/08/2…

dw.com/en/un-hungary-…
Hungary's ruling party, Fidesz, launches anti-Semitic attacks against philanthropists, journalists & others, and spreads deranged conspiracy theories.

Supported by the European People's Party,
@epp.

hrw.org/news/2017/07/1…

The @epp president @donaldtuskEPP has even said an infamous Nazi legal expert would be “proud” of Orbán.

Yet Tusk absurdly remains head of the European People's Party despite Fidesz’s ongoing membership.

So, they may be Nazis, but they're OUR Nazis…
spiegel.de/international/…
EU citizens want EU funds conditional on a member state's respect for rule of law & democracy.

But the EU's German presidency (under Merkel, @epp) & European Commission (under von der Leyen, @epp), have watered down the main proposal to protect Orbán.
hrw.org/news/2020/10/0…
Throughout it all - with every step that the Hungarian ruling party has taken to destroy democracy and bring a dictatorship to the heart of the EU - the European People's Party @epp has stood by their ally. They should have moved to #ExpelFidesz; instead, they only helped them.
So, @epp, will it ever end? Is there nothing that will stop you from supporting the party that is now running a dictatorship in Hungary?

The party that your own president compared to Nazis?

Looking forward to your reply.
I've just received a long letter from the European People's Party, @epp, explaining why they have supported the rise of a dictatorship in an EU member state.*
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*No, of course, I didn't. They are still afraid to respond because they know they have no good arguments.
Supported by the European People's Party, @epp...

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Driven by religious fundamentalism, Poland's ruling party:

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- says LGBT people aren't human;

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Very disturbing news out of EU member Ruritania today, as the president declares that the country’s Polish minority are not human beings. He says Polishness is “just an ideology.”
This kind of dehumanization of a minority is often an early warning signal of bigger crimes to come, and already over the past months, we have seen increasing attacks on Polish people in the streets of communities across Ruritania. The ruling party is encouraging more.
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Here's a fresh BBC summary of statements from #Armenia and #Azerbaijan re renewed fighting in #NagornoKarabakh:
bbc.in/2Gi1Mv5
"The European Union calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities, de-escalation and for strict observance of the ceasefire."
bit.ly/3mTyUu5

#NagornoKarabakh #Armenia #Azerbaijan
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