Hungary to Delay NATO Enlargement Vote, Opposition Lawmaker Says
Soldiers hoist a blue-and-white NATO flag in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Hungary has once again delayed a vote on NATO enlargement after Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s deputy scrapped legislative sessions for next week, according to an opposition lawmaker.
Orban’s government, one of only two holdouts along with Turkey in the 30-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization that have yet to approve Finland and Sweden’s accession, had said that it was going to hold the ratification vote the week of March 20, following months of foot-dragging.