Victor Orban is targeting his former Pastor in Hungary orban's attack on his former Pastor in Hungary has sparked a notable conflict between prime minister Victor Orban and one of his former Associates Pastor llo to to who once had a close relationship with Orban has suddenly become the target of political attacks that impact both the religious and political landscape of the nation the roots of the conf lie in recent disagreements over political and social issues to who in the past was often regarded as a supporter of orbon has increasingly expressed critical views towards the government in recent years he has publicly voiced his concerns about the government's authoritarian Tendencies and its treatment of minorities orbon perceived this as a personal betrayal in recent weeks orbon has attacked his former Pastor in several public speeches he ACC accused to of working against the values of Hungarian society and jeopardizing the unity of the nation Orban emphasized that it is of utmost importance to preserve national identity and Traditional Values which he claims are threatened by to's statements and activities the reactions to orban's attacks were mixed some supporters of the Prime Minister endorsed his stance and considered to a traitor While others including human rights activists and Civil Society members advocated for freedom of speech and the right to criticize the government a prominent critic a representative of a human rights organization reportedly pointed out that the attacks on Toth are an example of the increasing repression against dissenting voices in Hungary the confrontation between the Prime Minister and the pastor has also drawn International attention observers have interpreted the events as part of a larger Trend in many European countries where politicians are trying to suppress voices from within their own ranks that deviate from the official line experts believe that such conflicts reflect a growing divide within Society encompassing both political and religious dimensions