Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused the Hungarian opposition of colluding with EU leaders to speed up Ukraine's accession to the EU.
The Prime Minister also said that if the opposition Tisza party comes to power, it could drag Hungary into direct conflict with Russia.
“Last weekend, the Tisza party made a secret pact with Brussels in Munich. Part of this pact includes giving up its veto power, supporting the migration agreement and accepting Ukraine into the EU. They are following Brussels' orders and thus dragging us into war,“ Orban said at a meeting of the ruling party „Fidesz“ - Hungarian Civic Union and their smaller partners, the Christian Democrats. Excerpts from his speech were broadcast on M1 television on Monday evening.
„Tisza“ leader and MEP Péter Magyar held a series of meetings with European leaders on February 14 and 15 during the Munich Security Conference, including with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
„Our friends are members of the international peace camp led by the United States. Their friends are the leaders of the European Military Party led by the German Chancellor,“ Orbán said of his political opponents.
He believes that Merz has openly expressed his readiness to support Tisza in the parliamentary elections because he wants Hungary to give up its veto power in the EU. The Chancellor, he said, “needs this to establish Germany's sovereign rule in Europe“.
The meeting between Fidesz and the Christian Democrats was dedicated to presenting their joint list of candidates for the parliamentary elections scheduled for April 12 in Hungary. Orbán is listed first, while Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semien, leader of the Christian Democratic People's Party, is listed second. The 93-member list includes all members of the Hungarian government, including Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó.
According to Hungary's political system, of the 199 members of the National Assembly, 106 are elected from single-member constituencies and 93 from party lists.
In the last elections in 2022, Fidesz and the Christian Democrats won 135 seats in parliament, allowing Orbán to retain his post as prime minister. for another four years. He has held the post continuously since 2010, having previously served as prime minister from 1998 to 2002 - a longer term than any other European politician.