Anniversary of 1956 defeat: flag flown at half-mast in front of Parliament

flag raising — Budapest, 23 October 2022. The national flag is hoisted with military salute in the presence of President of the Republic Katalin Novák on the 66th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight in front of the Parliament on Kossuth Lajos Square, Budapest, 23 October 2022. Source: MTI/Noémi Bruzák

Hungary’s flag was hoisted and lowered to half-mast in front of Parliament on Friday morning, in commemoration of the anniversary of the defeat of the 1956 uprising against Soviet rule.

The flag was lowered in a military ceremony, with President Katalin Novák and army chief Major General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi attending. Bence Rétvári, parliamentary state secretary of the interior ministry, and András Zs. Varga, head of the top court Kúria, also attended the event.

The flag will remained at half-mast throughout the day.

Source: MTI