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Hungary’s president resigns after backlash for pardon in child sex abuse case
Fox News ^ | 2/10/2024 | Benjamin Weinthal

Posted on 02/12/2024 4:54:44 AM PST by marcusmaximus

President says she made a mistake and there should be 'zero tolerance that applies to pedophilia'.

The president of Hungary stepped down on Saturday following backlash to her pardon of a man who had been convicted of concealing sexual abuse of children.

Katalin Novák, 46, delivered a televised message on Saturday that she would throw in the towel after a Friday street protest against her pardoning decision.

"I issued a pardon that caused bewilderment and unrest for many people," Novák said Saturday.

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"I made a decision to grant a pardon last April, believing that the convict did not abuse the vulnerability of children whom he had overseen. I made a mistake as the pardon and the lack of reasoning were suitable to trigger doubts over the zero tolerance that applies to pedophilia," Novák said.

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Trying to contain the political fallout from the scandal, Orban, whose Fidesz party is beginning the campaign for European Parliament elections in June, submitted a constitutional amendment to parliament late on Thursday depriving the president of the right to pardon crimes committed against children.

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KEYWORDS: hungary; orban
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To: AndyJackson
resolved in favor of the proposition that Hungarians are perverts

I blame Monty Python...


61 posted on 02/12/2024 6:32:18 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: PIF

So supporting the proposition that Hungarians are not perverts makes us trolls?


62 posted on 02/12/2024 6:33:54 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: PIF
You trolls don’t think the US can walk and chew gum...

Your pedoperv _resident can't even walk off the stage without guidance. Add some gum to that and hilarity will be off the charts.

63 posted on 02/12/2024 6:34:56 AM PST by BlackbirdSST (Trump or Bust! Long live the Republic.)
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To: dfwgator

Z-clowns walked right into their own carefully laid trap.


64 posted on 02/12/2024 6:35:25 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: PIF
proving to all our allies that we are unreliable and to our enemies that we are a push over.

Oh, I think having an open Southern border across which ten million have invaded proves that, if our botched withdrawal from Afghanistan didn't. It's sure got Prez pottymouth laughing his Ruzzian azz off over it. That and not actually being able to manufacture the weapons needed by Ukraine [minor detail in the big picture of things]

65 posted on 02/12/2024 6:42:36 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: marcusmaximus
Best Pals


66 posted on 02/12/2024 6:46:52 AM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: JonPreston

You are a Zelocon troll. In case you didn’t know, that is BAD!


67 posted on 02/12/2024 6:51:02 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: PIF
don’t think the US can walk and chew gum

Who among your Biden's inner circle suggests we can chew gum and walk at the same time?


68 posted on 02/12/2024 6:52:07 AM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: nuconvert

Pedophiles are remarkably good liars. Sadly, she isn’t the first and won’t be the last to believe their remarkably good lies. One strike and you’re out is the only solution. Because they most likely had 100 other victims before they were actually caught.

Well, the other solution includes a helicopter and a long first step.


69 posted on 02/12/2024 6:52:35 AM PST by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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To: AndyJackson
Zelocon troll

They have nothing. Zero. Zilch.

70 posted on 02/12/2024 6:53:21 AM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: JonPreston

Not true. They have a whole collection of ad hominems, including this latest neologism. Beign a paleocon is about the worst thing I can imagine. You might as well admit you wand to defend and protect the US Constitution.


71 posted on 02/12/2024 6:56:15 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: AndyJackson

Love the conflation used to obscure the point - usual for you pro-putina trolls


72 posted on 02/12/2024 7:08:53 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: PIF

What point are you trying to make that I am conflating?


73 posted on 02/12/2024 7:11:39 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: marcusmaximus
...in Orban’s Hungary

GTFO FR.. $**t stirring troll scab.

74 posted on 02/12/2024 7:28:40 AM PST by AAABEST (That time Washington DC became a corrupted, existential threat to us all...)
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What point are you trying to make that I am conflating?

The point he's making is that he's another Uke harpy... unknown FReeper scab.

Like so many Uke harpies, he's even got his little generic American flag - he's from nowhere in the US.

Kinda like the mobs of Eurotrash in here boosting our Uktaine failure.. but supposedly is American.

75 posted on 02/12/2024 7:37:45 AM PST by AAABEST (That time Washington DC became a corrupted, existential threat to us all...)
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To: linMcHlp
Trying to please the Pope...

Why, in the name of God, would anyone wish to please the Pope?

76 posted on 02/12/2024 8:04:46 AM PST by Snake Skin Sonny (My loathing of democrats knows no bounds. The world would be a better place without them.)
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To: Snake Skin Sonny

Puck the Fope.


77 posted on 02/12/2024 8:10:27 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: JonPreston

Same country that installed TRIPLE fences against “Migrants” about 3-4 years ago.


78 posted on 02/12/2024 8:15:12 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: marcusmaximus

Orban had npthing to do with it. On this subject you are as clueless as the media. Do you hate Orban because he opposes EU nonsense like open borders? Punish the president, not Orban.


79 posted on 02/17/2024 9:12:17 AM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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