Hungary's president under pressure to quit over pardon in sex abuse case
Hungarian opposition parties have demanded the resignation of the president over her decision to pardon a man convicted as an accomplice in helping cover up a case in a children's home whose director sexually abused children. While Katalin Novak's decision to pardon some two dozen people in April 2023, ahead of a visit by Pope Francis, had been known, Hungarian news outlet 444.hu reported, citing court documents, that the home's deputy director was among them. That has set off a storm of protest