Hungary: Country under Spotlight for Questionable Rhetoric and Policies - Orban praises European right-wing parties as promoters of peace.
During the European elections campaign, Hungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, lauded right-wing parties as the key to ending Russia's conflict against Ukraine quickly. With the increasing influence of right-wing and right-wing populist parties in Europe, as well as the potential victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential elections, these forces would create a "transatlantic peace coalition." Orban made this statement on a Saturday rally in Budapest, attended by over 10,000 supporters.
Orban has been the incumbent prime minister since 2010 and has made Hungary one of the most pro-Moscow countries in the EU. He has frequently blocked or weakened EU sanctions against warring Russia, using veto threats. This has left Hungary an isolated country within the EU.
Orban called for an immediate ceasefire and peace negotiations in the Russia-initiated war. If not, he warned of a possible Third World War and the destruction of Hungary. In Brussels, the EU headquarters, Orban claims that a "war camp" is dictating that the Western world should wage war against Russia. The driving force behind this, according to Orban, is American philanthropist George Soros, who supports civil society actors worldwide. Soros, as Orban alleges, has been working "for 30 years" to drag the West into a war with Russia, intending to replace the millions of war casualties with "migrants" in the aftermath. However, this is a conspiracy theory, as there are no documented plans from Soros suggesting such a plan.
Fidesz, Orban's ruling party, is expected to win the upcoming European elections on June 9. It is uncertain, though, how much the new Tisza party of former Fidesz insider and Orban challenger Peter Magyar can draw votes and seats away from Fidesz.
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- Despite the EU's concerns about Hungary's questionable rhetoric and policies, Prime Minister Viktor Orban is actively participating in the European election campaign, promoting right-wing parties as key to resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
- Orban's support for right-wing parties extends beyond Europe, as he sees potential victory for Donald Trump in the USA presidential elections as further strengthening this "transatlantic peace coalition."
- During a rally in Budapest, Orban called for an immediate ceasefire in the Russia-initiated war and accused George Soros of being the driving force behind a "war camp" dictating for the Western world to wage war against Russia.
- Orban's Fidesz party is strongly favored to win the upcoming European elections on June 9, but there is uncertainty about how many votes and seats Peter Magyar's Tisza party can steal from Fidesz.
- The EU headquarters in Brussels has repeatedly voiced concerns about Hungary's pro-Moscow stance in the negotiations against warring Russia and has often criticized Orban for blocking or weakening EU sanctions.
- Hungary's support for Russia, and Orban's anti-Soros rhetoric, has left the country isolated among its EU counterparts, with many European leaders distancing themselves from Orban's divisive views and policies.
- As the European election campaign heats up, Hungary continues to be a point of contention and a flagship case study for the growing influence of right-wing and nationalist parties in Europe and the USA, with repercussions for the political landscape in both continents.
