PM Orban: The Opposition Has Sided With Ukraine

“The opposition has taken Ukraine’s side not Hungary’s on the issue of energy,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at a campaign forum held by the governing parties in the town of Paszto. According to the prime minister, Ukraine and Brussels are already preparing for a pro-Ukraine government in Hungary after the elections. Speaking about the upcoming parliamentary vote in April, PM Orban said an extremely close race is expected, meaning victory will require intense effort.

Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary (Photo: Prime Minister's Office Communications Department/Zoltan Fischer/MTI)

PM Orban’s Election Goal

The prime minister said that after what he described as the governing parties’ honest work in office, they cannot aim for anything less than repeating the result of the previous election. 

He recalled that the governing alliance won 87 individual constituencies in the last vote.

At the event in Paszto, Orban also spoke about what he described as the natural alliance between residents of Nograd County and the governing Fidesz–KDNP Alliance. He said both the region and the government share the political goal of making Hungary a country built around families.

According to the prime minister, there is broad agreement that the country can prosper only if families receive the respect and support they deserve.

“We are a family-friendly government, which is why I see the alliance between the people of Nógrád—an area with strong Catholic traditions—and Fidesz–KDNP as natural,” Orbán said.

He also recalled the period of Hungary’s democratic transition, noting that the alliance between Fidesz and the people of Nograd developed over many years, as the county had long been a stronghold of supporters of the former political system.

“Achieving the change that moved this region toward a civic, national-minded, and Christian direction—and bringing development to Nograd together with you—required many years of work,” he said.

In closing, PM Orban said he believes both nationally and in the region the governing parties will win the upcoming election. He added that most residents of Nograd share the government’s views on major civilizational issues.

Full House at the Event

Despite threats from Zelensky, most Hungarians continue to stand behind PM Orban, according to political analyst Daniel Deak, who said it was no coincidence that the prime minister’s campaign event was once again filled to capacity.

Cover photo: Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary (Photo: Prime Minister's Office Communications Department/Zoltan Fischer/MTI)