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Magyar: Now it's our turn to stand up for freedom

Telex23 October 2026, 15:20 UTCHungary

The heroes of 1956 left behind a legacy for Hungarian leaders, and there is much the country still needs to do together, PM Péter Magyar said in his speech at the commemoration in honour of the uprising against Soviet oppression.

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