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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels

EU president to stay in post amid fears of Viktor Orbán getting role

President of the European Council Charles Michel (left) meeting Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest, Hungary in November.
President of the European Council Charles Michel (left) meeting Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest, Hungary in November. Photograph: Zoltan Fischer/EPA

The president of the European Council, Charles Michel, has abandoned plans to quit the position early amid fears it could have led to Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, getting the role.

His decision comes six days before a crunch meeting of EU leaders at which Orbán is expected to once again block a €50bn support package for Ukraine.

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