MP defends Hitler ally at antisemitism seminar

A politician from Hungary’s ruling party, Fidesz, tried to defend the legacy of Hitler ally and Hungarian wartime leader Miklós Horthy at a conference on antisemitism in Budapest on Monday.

“The phenomenon of Horthy should not be the victim of politics in an age when not even history… has had time to digest the matter,” said László Simon.

Mr Simon was referring to the unveiling earlier this month at a church in Budapest of a statue of Horthy, who was in power when hundreds of thousands of Jews were deported to concentration camps.

Politicians from the far-right Jobbik party attended the event.