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Hungary's parliament has ratified Sweden's bid to join NATO

U.S. ambassador to Hungary David Pressman and ambassadors from other NATO allies, including Denmark and Poland, attend the Hungarian parliament's extraordinary session, called by the opposition, in a surprise show of pressure on Hungary to approve Sweden's NATO accession bid, in Budapest, Hungary, February 5, 2024. REUTERS - BERNADETT SZABO

Hungary’s parliament voted Monday to ratify Sweden's bid to join NATO, bringing an end to more than 18 months of delays that have frustrated the alliance as it seeks to expand in response to Russia's war in Ukraine.

The vote, which passed with 188 votes for and six against, was the culmination of months of wrangling by Hungary's allies to convince its nationalist government to lift its block on Sweden's membership.

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