German politicians outraged at Orban’s Nazi jibe

German politicians from across the political spectrum have expressed their outrage after Hungary's Viktor Orbán compared Angela Merkel's policies to the Nazi invasion ordered by Adolf Hitler in his weekly radio broadcast on 18 May 2013.

Merkel herself was speaking out against a comment during the same debate by her Social Democrat rival Peer Steinbrueck, who said Hungary's EU voting rights should be suspended due to democratic backsliding.

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ESO: Background Information: Orban fails to impress Jewish leaders on anti-Semitism http://www.europeansources.info/record/orban-fails-to-impress-jewish-leaders-on-anti-semitism/

Spiegel Online International, 22.05.13: Nazi Comparison: Berlin Calls Orbán Comment a 'Derailment' http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/berlin-calls-nazi-comparison-by-hungarian-leader-a-derailment-a-900830.html

Spiegel Online International, 29.05.13: The Orban Effect: EU Conservatives Have a Hungary Problem http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/hungarian-government-puts-european-conservatives-in-tough-spot-a-902620.html

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