WJC News Update – Former skinhead elected deputy speaker of Hungary’s legislature

2014. május 7 14:44

WJC News Update – Former skinhead elected deputy speaker of Hungary’s legislature

 

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 07 May 2014

Former skinhead elected deputy speaker of Hungary’s legislature

A member of the extreme-right Jobbik party was chosen as a deputy speaker of the recently elected Hungarian National Assembly.

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