PM Orban: Massive Number of European Voters Have Been Betrayed

The leftist-liberal leadership in Brussels has become completely detached from reality and the will of European citizens. The Patriots for Europe group, by contrast, represents Europeans' will in opposition to this self-serving, elitist policy that is solely aimed at preserving its own power and influence, Zoltan Lomnici, a constitutional lawyer and lead expert at the Szazadveg Foundation, told Magyar Nemzet.

European People's Party (EPP) President Manfred Weber and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (Photo: AFP)

Manfred Weber and the European People's Party (EPP) have betrayed a massive number of European voters (Photo: AFP)

In Zoltan Lomnici's view, when a party (party family) does not represent the will of the electorate, it has a destabilizing effect on the democratic institutions and (European) society as a whole. It erodes trust in democratic institutions and increases political apathy.

A political approach of this nature is particularly damaging when the party family does so in a way that deviates from its core values and program, as is the case with the once conservative European People's Party, which is now allied with the left-wing elite and backs progressive values,

the expert said, adding that the various political formations should also strive to remain closely in tune to voters' needs and expectations, in their own self-interest. Failure to do so will lead to a loss of credibility for the party (party family)/political side and an increase in voter dissatisfaction. "The result will naturally be a gradual decline in political support in the short term, as voters turn to other, more credible alternatives. Signs of this can already be seen in the power dynamics in the European Parliament and in the election results of certain member states," Zoltan Lomnici added.

The nomination of former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to lead the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) party family, following the resignation of Giorgia Meloni, could bring a major change in European politics. Recently, Morawiecki said,

We want to give member states greater weight and we are ready to cooperate with the Patriots for Europe party family.

With Mateusz Morawiecki, who has an excellent relationship with Prime Minister Viktor Orban and with Santiago Abascal - the recently elected president of Patriots for Europe-, one of the closest allies of the national-minded, conservative Hungarian government could become the next leader of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) party family,  Zoltan Lomnici noted.

Poland's Former PM Mateusz Morawiecki, Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni and Hungary's PM Viktor Orban (Photo: AFP)

He also said,

"This friendly relationship, coupled with the fact that the two party families share virtually the same core values and objectives - respect for state sovereignty, preservation of fundamental European values, and enhancing the competitiveness of the continent - points to very positive prospects for even closer cooperation in the future."

According to the expert, political rationale could easily lead to a merger of the two formations, which would make the Patriots the second strongest party alliance in the EP with 162 MEPs, only 26 seats behind the European People's Party.

Cover photo: European People's Party (EPP) President Manfred Weber and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (Photo: AFP)