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'Budapest's dirty tricks'

The French papers take Budapest to task - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is accused of seeking authoritarian rule. Libération and Le Monde urge a Europe-wide response. French nuclear power, bad news for the Champs-Elysées and the Iowa caucus also feature. That's the focus for this look at the French press on Wednesday 4th January 2012.

IN THE PAPERS

Le Point.fr followed the Iowa Caucus Republican race: “Santorum et Romney au coude-à-coude”. It says the result (a Romney win by a tiny margin) shows the Republicans are more divided than ever between the Tea Party, fundamentalist Christians and moderates.

Libération headlines: “Budapest’s dirty tricks”. The paper says that the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is being anti-democratic with a new constitution which consolidates his party’s power and undermines press and judicial freedoms.

Le Monde's front page editorial says: “Europe must not let Hungary go adrift”.

Le Figaro looks at France’s nuclear power industry, reporting that ten billion euros is needed to ensure “maximum security” at France’s nuclear power plants.

That paper also reports that 'The World’s Most Beautiful Avenue' has come out a mere 16th in a survey of the world’s top shopping streets. The Champs Elysées ranks way behind Singapore’s Orchard Street, which takes the top spot.

Elena Casas Montanez

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22/05/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Obama's Afghanistan debacle'

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by Charles Smyth - 04/01/2012 - 18:17

In response to the political developments in Hungary, the international community, and especially Brussels, should refuse to offer Hungary any further financial bailouts. Make it more speedily possible for moderate Hungarians to take legal action against the Hungarian government and the far right, via the ECJ. And ensure that there are places in Germany, France and the Netherlands, from where Hungarians can safely pursue legal action against a government that--via the misuse of its majority position--has set out to create a de-jure dictatorship and holds democracy hostage to the argument: Support us, or the far right will gain support.

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