Ex-PM Stephen Harper seeks closer ties with Hungary’s Viktor Orbán

OTTAWA — Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he wants closer ties between the parties including the Conservative Party of Canada and the Hungarian government during a trip to Budapest today.
Hungary has been accused of backsliding under the governance of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Human Rights Watch says Orbán’s government has delivered sustained “attacks on rule of law and public institutions” and the European Court of Justice repeatedly ruled that