Hungarian President Novak resigns over child sexual abuse pardon

Hungarian President Katalin Novak, a close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, announced her resignation Saturday following outrage over a pardon granted to a man implicated in a child sexual abuse case. Issued on: 10/02/2024 – 21:04 2 min Soon afterwards another Orban supporter, former justice minister Judit Varga, announced she was withdrawing from public …

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Turkish opposition fight costs Good Party another seat

Yüksel Arslan joined a growing chorus of dissent against Meral Akşener as the Ankara deputy for the Good Party (IP) announced his resignation on Thursday. Like most others, Arslan, an Ankara native, severed ties with the party when Akşener and her immediate circle opposed an alliance with the Republican People’s Party (CHP). Akşener insists that …

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Portuguese PM Costa resigns after being accused in corruption probe

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced his resignation on Tuesday after he was embroiled in a corruption investigation into the awarding of energy-related contracts. Issued on: 07/11/2023 – 17:09 1 min “The duties of prime minister are not compatible with any suspicion of my integrity,” Costa told a press conference after briefly speaking with President …

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Rubiales resigns as Spain’s soccer president 3 weeks after kissing player at Women’s World Cup final

Luis Rubiales, the suspended head of the Spanish soccer federation, finally folded under immense pressure Sunday and resigned three weeks after his kiss of a player on the lips overshadowed Spain’s first-ever Women’s World Cup title. Rubiales had been at the center of a controversy that had gone far beyond Spain’s borders and the world …

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