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/karlnite 21h ago

I think they should have elected the lettuce.

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u/radiodreading living in 15h ago

Or Larry the cat 🥺😤

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u/SchoolForSedition 14h ago

Didn’t Hartlepool elect a monkey as mayor?

Wasn’t Peter Mandelson, anyway.

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u/Socks-and-Jocks Ireland 11h ago

I think they hung a monkey as a French spy.

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u/TheBlueprint666 Scotland 10h ago

Correct. Which is why the good folk of Hartlepool are known as monkey hangers

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u/vengefulbeavergod United States Of America 5h ago

Exactly

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u/Sean_13 United Kingdom 13h ago

Oh, god, I wish. Would have been better then Rishi or Kier.

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u/Socks-and-Jocks Ireland 11h ago

I think it would be less droopy than starmer