Hungarian WWII leader makes memorial comeback

AFP English 2012-07-17

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Efforts to rehabilitate Miklos Horthy, Hungary's leader during World War II and an ally of Adolf Hitler, have been growing lately, with statues erected in his honour and parks renamed after him. Encouraged by the far-right Jobbik but also by the ruling right-wing party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, this has been denounced by critics as a sign of the country's growing anti-Semitism and racism. Duration: 02:22

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