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New York Times: After Viktor Orban’s victory, Hungary’s judges start to tumble

By New York Times.

Published May 2, 2018 at 10:51 am

(From L) European council President Donald Tusk, Finland's Prime Minister Juha Sipila and Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban talk during a meeting on the second day of a summit of European Union (EU) leaders at the European Council headquarter in Brussels, on March 23, 2018. European Union leaders will lay the ground on March 23 for the next phase of Brexit talks after British Prime Minister urged them to seize a "new dynamic" in the negotiations.

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Less than four weeks ago, Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary won re-election after promising to seek “moral, political and legal amends” from his opponents.

Four days later, something strange started to happen in the Hungarian court system. A flurry of judges began resigning in quick succession from the National Judicial Council, the main bulwark against executive interference in the judiciary.