PM Orban: Only Those Voting for Fidesz Are Voting for Peace

What's at stake at the elections is war, so we should not be thinking in terms of parties or ideologies, but how the elected delegates relate to the issue of war, Hungary's prime minister said.

In this photo released by the Hungarian PM's Press Office, Prime Minister Viktor Orban gives an interview to public Kossuth Radio's 'Good Morning, Hungary' program at the Public Media Center in Brussels, on the second day of the meeting of EU heads of state and government on March 22, 2024. (Photo: MTI/Prime Minister's Press Office/Zoltán Fischer)

PM Orban also underlined that 

the Hungarian people's deepest instincts speak against war and for peace, 

 adding that it takes courage and national unity to stand up for peace.  

– The left is pro-war, not because they are evil, but because they are paid to be, Mr Orban noted. 

– Hungary does not fall in line, which is why the West wants a change of government in our country, so that a pro-war government can be formed, PM Orban explained. 

He highlighted that what's at stake in the upcoming elections is war, so the focus should not be on parties or ideologies, but on how the elected delegates relate to the issue of war. - We could have a European Parliament that pushes Europe not towards war, but towards peace. In Hungary's case, those who vote for Fidesz will vote for peace, Mr Orban said.

However, he continued,  

if people vote for the left, they are voting for war. So if they want peace in Hungary, they should vote for Fidesz.

There is an ongoing struggle, with pro-war and pro-peace forces fighting each other," Mr. Orban said. "Besides the war, we have various other issues, too, such as gender. People feel that Europe is at a crossroads, but the fact that pro-war forces have been eble to make the upcoming elections consequential should be a source of confidence. A year ago, he said, more Europeans supported war than now. 

Mr Orban stressed that he campaigned for EU membership and still thinks that it's better to be inside than outside the bloc. He added, however, that that EU was not what it is today. Then, there was no talk of migrant resettlements, gender, or war. That Europe produced more than 20 percent of gross domestic product, but by today, our competitors have overtaken us. So it would be wise to review these past years that we've left behind, Mr Orban said.

The desire of the Hungarian people, as well as the government, to have access to fuel at the same price as other countries in the region is a legitimate expectation, Mr Orban said. 

He therefore asked Economic Development Minister Marton Nagy to reach an agreement with traders to recalculate their prices in line with the prevailing average price points in neighboring countries. Hungarian people cannot pay more than that in the future, he stressed.

German economy has been destroyed by being cut off from Russian energy, which also affects Hungary, because the German market is crucial for Hungary, Mr Orban said. Today, we have to achieve economic growth at a time when the Western European economy appears to be stagnating. The Chinese President's visit to Hungary next week is no coincidence, neither is the fact that we increased our activities in Central Asia and also revived our economic relations with Africa, he added. 

So, we need to expand the Hungarian economy's capacity to act much more than we have been used to in previous decades, 

 – PM Orban said, in conclusion. 

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban was a guest on Kossuth Radio's "Good Morning, Hungary" program after 7:30 this morning, where he discussed the latest government decisions and the current state of the ongoing election campaign.

Cover photo: Hungarian PM Viktor Orban speaks on Kossuth Radio's 'Good Morning, Hungary' program in his Friday morning interview (Photo: MTI/PM's Press Office/Zoltan Fischer)