Hungary resignations leave Viktor Orban in biggest crisis yet - BBC News

Hungary is shaken by the resignations of the two most successful women in the PM's ruling Fidesz party.

10 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockImage caption, Katalin Novak resigned as president on Saturday, then the justice minister stood down as an MPBy Nick ThorpeBBC News, HungaryThis has become the biggest threat to Prime Minister Viktor Orban's rule since he returned to power in 2010.

Hungary has been shaken by the sudden resignations of the two most popular and successful women in an otherwise strongly male-dominated governing party.

President Katalin Novak and former Justice Minister Judit Varga have both taken responsibility for the decision to grant clemency to Endre K, former deputy director of a state orphanage.

Endre K was jailed for persuading children to withdraw their testimony against the director of the orphanage for sexual abuse.

He was one of 25 people pardoned by the president during a visit by Pope Francis last year. But his name only became public on 2 February.

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