Rare under the Orban era, Zsuzsa Hegedus, a sociologist advising him for a long time, submitted his resignation on Tuesday.
In a letter broadcast by the local media, she denounces “a shameful position” et “a pure Nazi text worthy of (Joseph) Goebbels“, in reference to the former head of Nazi Germany propaganda.
In response, Viktor Orban put forward “his government’s zero-tolerance policy when it comes to anti-Semitism and racism“, according to a letter made public. “You can’t seriously accuse me of racism after 20 years of collaboration“, he defended himself.
The Hungarian Jewish community also rose up earlier this week. In the political class, Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu judged “unacceptable” such “ideas“.
As for the European Commission, it said “never comment on comments made by European politicians“.