The new Hungarian government will negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin, told Nepszava Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition party "Tisa", which won the parliamentary elections.
“We will have to sit down with the Russian president. The geographical position of neither Russia nor Hungary will change. Our energy dependence will also remain for some time. We need to increase diversification, but it will not happen overnight. We will negotiate if necessary, but we will not become friends“, said Magyar.
The politician commented on the words of the current Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who warned that Tisa would form a “pro-Ukrainian“ government“ if he wins the elections, and promised to monitor his negotiations with Moscow.
Magyar called for a serious approach to the issue and doubted that Orban was serious about the statement. “Nobody wants a pro-Ukrainian government in Hungary. Everyone wants a pro-Hungarian one“, he explained.
Magyar's interview was published on the eve of election day, April 11.
With 98.9% of the votes counted, Tisza won 138 seats in parliament, giving her a constitutional majority, while the ruling Fidesz-KDNP alliance won only 55. The remaining six seats went to the “Our Country“ party.
Orban conceded defeat and promised “not to give up”. He called the results of the parliamentary elections “understandable and painful“ for Fidesz, but promised “to continue to serve our country and the Hungarian nation“.
Magyar reported that Orban had congratulated his party on the phone on the election victory. The prime minister himself confirmed this.
Speaking of the first steps after Tisza's election victory, Magyar announced plans to renew cooperation with the Visegrad Four. He said his first trip as prime minister would be to Poland.