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HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SLAMS U.S. ORDERS TO RATIFY SWEDEN'S ADMISSION INTO NATO

Hungary's Foreign Minister, Peter Szijjarto, slammed the United States Thursday for giving orders to Hungary demanding the Hungarian parliament quickly ratify Sweden's admission into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Speaking on Wednesday, U.S. National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, warned the Hungarian authorities that American patience has its limits and that Washington is waiting for Hungary to ratify Sweden's ascension into NATO.

In response to Sullivan's comments, Szijjarto dismissed U.S. concerns and slammed Washington for interfering in Hungarian affairs, telling reporters with Russian news agency Ria Novosti, "First of all, I want to be clear: everyone must understand that Hungary is a sovereign country. And it is not only that everyone must understand this, but that everyone must respect it. Regardless of whether it's a superpower of the East, a superpower of the West or any other country, they must respect that Hungary is a state and the Hungarian parliament is a sovereign body," adding that Hungary will never act on instructions coming from another nation.

"These kinds of statements are completely unnecessary, they show disrespect for Hungary. We never criticize US decisions. We never criticize congressional decisions. We never interfere with what they put on the agenda or what they don't included in it. And we expect the same from others,” Szijjarto warned.

“So, to be honest, we are not concerned about such instructions. Because we are not the 51st state, but a very sovereign country,” the Hungarian Foreign Minister added.

Previously, the Hungarian parliament failed to pass Sweden's admission into NATO due to a "lack of quorum" resulting from a boycott by opposition parties in Hungary's main governing body.

Turkiye's Grand National Assembly previously ratified Sweden's bid to enter NATO in mid-January, meaning Hungary remains the last holdout for Sweden's ascension into the alliance.

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TWO THIRDS OF GERMANS WANT A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP

German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz, 65y, of the German Social-Democrafic Party (SPD), is now the most unpopular Prime Minister in German history, according to polls conducted by the INSA research institute [Institut für neue soziale Antworten].

Nearly 2/3rd's of German's, (64.3%) prefer German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, 63y, also of SPD, over Prime Minister Scholz. While only 24.6% oppose the change in leadership.

Even among SPD voters, a slim majority support a change in leadership by a narrow margin of 47.9% for Pistorius and 47.1% for Scholz.

In a competition with an unknown opposition candidate, only 19% of German voters say they would vote for SPD with Scholz as its leader, while 23% say the same with Pistorius at the helm of SPD.

In a direct contest with Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader, Frederick Merz, 68y, the CDU leader leads over Scholz and SPD by a margin of 26% to 23%.

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🇵🇱 🚨 POLISH GOVERNMENT LIQUIDATES STATE MEDIA, OPPOSITION LAW & JUSTICE PARTY TO APPEAL DECISION

The current Polish government, under the leadership of Donald Tusk and the Civic Coalition, has taken a decision to liquidate the Polish State-Media organization due to political infighting resulting in a failure to fund the organization.

According to the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Bartolomew Sienkiewicz, he decided to shut down the State-Media organization due to the cessation of funding for the agency.

Earlier, Poland's President Andrzej Duda vetoed a budget bill that would have seen the State-Media organization funded to the tune of 3 billion Zlotys ($770 million).

Previously, Sienkiewicz dismissed the chairmen of the board of directors of Polish Television, Polish Radio, and the Polish News Agency, as well as their supervisory boards.

The opposition Law & Justice Party, which recently lost power as a result of the 2023 Polish elections, rejected the moves by the Culture Minister, refusing to recognize the decisions.

Although Law & Justice is now in the opposition, the party held on to control over the boards of the Polish State-Media organization, retaining a powerful platform in the central European country.

Law & Justice Party Press Secretary, Rafal Bochenek told reporters Wednesday that the opposition would appeal the decision to shut down the Polish State-Media organization.

“In connection with Sienkiewicz’s illegal actions and tireless attempts to identify party nominees in public media without the slightest legal basis, contrary to the laws and constitution, as well as court orders, we will soon send relevant statements to the prosecutor’s office,” Bohenek said.

“We will not allow them to subordinate public media to the party and limit citizens’ rights to information,” he added.

Currently, instead of broadcasting the usual Polish Television news channel, the TVP1 channel is being broadcast, which typically shows feature films. The Polish Television news website is also unavailable at this time.

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