PM Orban: Trump's Victory So Huge, It’s Visible from the Moon and Mars + video

PM Orban also discussed the Budapest summit, the peace budget, immigration, and the national consultation in his Friday morning interview on Kossuth radio.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the studio of Kossuth Radio (Photo: PM's Press Office/Benko Vivien Cher)

Mr. Orban highlighted that if the Democrats had won the American election, the current turmoil would continue, adding however that,

but with Trump’s victory, a peace budget is now possible.

– There are things we can accomplish next year that we couldn’t have imagined before, he added. He underscored that the implementation of the Sandor Demjan program, affordable housing options, and the increase of wages’ purchasing power were all made possible by international changes. 

– We had an accurate understanding as to what will happen, and we braced ourselves for it. We have a 21-point economic action plan that will positively impact people’s lives. Pointing out that next year will be fantastic is no exaggeration, because we the necessary international conditions have been established, Mr. Orban explained.

He predicted that there will still be disputes on the U.S.-China issue but believes an agreement will eventually be reached, which is something Hungary also wishes. “It’s not necessary to take sides with disputing parties,” he noted. He expressed that even serious people tend to conform to other countries rather than basing their positions on Hungary’s stance.

Why shouldn’t we stand on our own side?

– PM Orban asked, calling the representation of Hungary’s interests his most important duty.

Photo: Prime Minister's Press Office/Benko Vivien Cher

Great opportunities lie ahead

If people were asked why politicians exist, the answer would likely be that some people’s role is to try to understand the future, PM Orban said. “It may not always seem that way in today’s world, but politicians's job, in theory, is to consider what will happen next,” he noted. And, after this, politicians should create action plans.

That’s what I am working on and I can say that we understood what the future holds, we created good plans, and people have great opportunities ahead of them,

– Mr. Orban stated. He argued that Europe is neither mentally nor politically prepared to make the decisions that it will soon need to make.

Former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, who previously wrote a study on the decline in Europe’s competitiveness, will also visit Budapest. According to Mr. Draghi, the core of Europe’s problems is that a company in Europe pays four times as much for gas and three times as much for electricity as a comparable U.S. company. This needs to be remedied, which requires an entirely new energy regulation, PM Orban asserted. He explained that Hungary’s lower gas and electricity prices provide a competitive edge that can be best appreciated when viewed from the international stage.

Sensible majority of Hungarians stand behind government

Regarding the issue of migration, PM Orban highlighted that the Italian government had also passed excellent laws that would help curb migration. However, the Italian courts have referred these to Brussels, where a federalist judicial culture will likely declare the laws in question incompatible with EU regulations.

We have rebelled against this,

– Mr. Orban said, noting that Hungary has received similar treatment on the issue of migration. He added that this is why certain Hungarian politicians seek to align with Brussels, but so far, we have been able to defend ourselves successfully. 

PM Orban also touched on the ongoing national consultation survey, stating that the Hungarian government’s strength, and the strength of its position, depend on the degree of public support. “I can stand up to Brussels because I have the sensible majority of Hungarians behind the government,” he said.

He recalled that 

Brussels wants to eliminate family-support measures and the taxes on multinational corporations, costs which would then fall to Hungarian citizens to cover.

– In order to defend ourselves, people must make clear that they stand with the government. This is why the national consultation is important,” Mr. Orban declared, urging everyone to participate in the consultation process, thereby strengthening the Hungarian government.

Cover photo: Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the studio of Kossuth Radio (Photo: PM's Press Office/Benko Vivien Cher)