Hungarian leader also called for the European Parliament members to be delegated by national parliaments instead of being elected.

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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has chosen to play hardball, using the need for his approval for Ukraine aid as leverage to secure his share of EU recovery funds, - POLITICO

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"Democracies across the world are in retreat, while authoritarian regimes are becoming more repressive as another global economic crisis kicks in", - IDEA report states

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