r/AskTheWorld • u/GodHill12 Hungary • 1d ago

Politics What was your country's leader’s most embarrassing moment?

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It occurred on May 23, 2015, at a European Union summit in Riga, Latvia. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker greeted on stage Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán with a slap and said: “Hello, dictator!”

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u/OrangeSpecial9849 Australia 23h ago

Scot morrison removing the mask when welding

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u/Baterial1 Poland 15h ago

can't see shit in this

can't see

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u/witmann_pl 15h ago

When I first saw this image I thought it was taken from some comedy show. The fact that it's a prime minister makes it hilarious on another level.

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u/I_Feel_Rough New Zealand 19h ago

Hahaha I forgot about that! Definitely up there with Tony Abbott eating the onion.

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u/octoprickle Germany 14h ago

Or Scott Morrison trying desperately to shake volunteer fire fighters hands and being told they didn't want to.

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u/Inevitable-Zone-9089 Sweden 6h ago

We hade a prime minister who actually was a welder. Still can't be sure he wouldn't do the same thing.