PM Orban: If We Don’t Want Hungary to Be Plundered, We Need a National Government!

The stakes of the election are whether we will have a national government or a pro-Ukraine one; in April we must decide where Hungarians’ money will go: whether it is sent to Ukraine or remains in Hungary — Viktor Orban empphasized in Szentes. According to the prime minister, if a pro-Ukraine government is allowed to form, Hungary will be burdened with such debt through Ukrainian war loans that even our children and grandchildren will be paying it off. — We know they also want to cut us off from cheap Russian energy. If the Ukrainians backing and financing Tisza succeed, we will see utility bills triple and gasoline at 1,000 forints, the head of government warned. Mr. Orban said Kyiv, Brussels, and the Tisza Party must understand that Hungary will not give up its sons, will not send weapons, and will not give its money. "In April, Fidesz is the safe choice!" - PM Orban reminded everyone.

PM Viktor Orban's nationwide tour ocntinues (Photo: PM's Press Office)

“Let us thank Sandor Farkas for his 28 years of parliamentary service to you,” Mr. Orban began his speech at the Szentes stop of his nationwide tour. At Kossuth Lajos Square, the prime minister wished strength to the incumbent member of parliament, who will not run again on April 12, and emphasized that decent, persistent people are needed, as many tasks await solutions.

He asked those present to support Istvan Szabo, the Fidesz–KDNP candidate in the upcoming elections. He noted that for months it had been said that Tisza was leading, but even if that had been the case, he believes it has since dissipated.

– We are the majority everywhere,  PM Orban stressed.

Mr. Orban said that for them the campaign is a joy and a celebration, because it offers a chance to meet like-minded people in person. He believes meaningful dialogue is impossible on the internet because it is “overrun,” which makes such occasions especially important. In his words, Tisza is “out of place” in Szentes, because “we are at home here, and they are guests.”

Photo: Csaba Karnok 

The prime minister was also welcomed in Szentes by a Peace March. On stage, he said the past four years had been very strange. Hungarians worked through those years and all felt that life had been unfair to them. As he noted,

the war is blocking the economy; without the war and the misguided sanctions from Brussels, with this much work they could have gone two or three times as far.

— Let us appreciate that as the only European country, we consistently said no to the war. We did not give our sons, we do not give money, and we do not give weapons to a war that has nothing to do with us, he added.

He pointed out that with fixed 3 percent loans, today in all of Europe it is easiest for young people to acquire their own homes in Hungary. He also highlighted the income tax exemption for those under 25. — Even during the war, Hungary did everything for young people, he underlined.

He noted that in the shadow of war, the tax allowance for children had been doubled. — In addition, mothers who have at least two children are exempt from taxes for life. This is only possible in Hungary, he stated.

PM Orban also underlined that

since 2010, the number of employed people has increased by more than one million,

and if he can form a government again, he promised that by 2030 five million people will be working in Hungary, while the average wage will reach one million forints.

Those who work do not want to support people who are capable of working, but choose not to, he added.

People Must Choose Between a National and a Pro-Ukraine Government

Mr. Orban said the situation is crystal clear: a choice must be made between a national government and a pro-Ukraine one. He argued the latter would ruin the country, and such a shift in governance would have serious consequences. He said that in the European Union, countries supporting the war regularly introduce austerity measures while sending additional billions to Ukraine.

He explained that the EU is taking out loans for this, which Ukraine is theoretically supposed to repay from Russian reparations. However, he said this is not a realistic scenario, meaning EU member states would ultimately bear the burden. The consequences, he added, would be felt not only by the current generation but also by future ones.

 

According to Mr. Orban, if Hungary does not want to be plundered, it needs a national government. He recalled that when the war broke out and Ukrainians began to flee, Hungary let all of them in.

– No country can ask us to help them in a way that destroys ourselves, he added.

He said another “trick” to take Hungarians’ money is cutting Hungary off from cheap Russian energy. He recalled that in 2022 Ukraine shut down the gas pipeline that supplied Hungary. He emphasized that FM Peter Szijjarto had already proposed building the southern pipeline in 2015, during the Crimea conflict, without which Hungary would have faced winter with no gas at all.

Now, he said, they are shutting down the oil pipeline and placing Hungary under an oil blockade. The intention was to create fuel shortages and economic chaos, making it easy to install a pro-Ukraine government. — If this plan succeeds, utility bills will rise drastically, he added.

The prime minister said he is ready over the next four years to keep Hungary out of the war, preserve the work-based economy, further strengthen families, provide more opportunities for young people, and ensure the development of the city of Szentes. — If I return in four years, I will be able to account for everything. That is why I ask you to vote for the joint list of Fidesz and KDNP on April 12, he said.

Finally, the head of government thanked supporters for their backing over the past four years. As he said, Good Friday and Easter are approaching, and afterward the only task will be to break through the finish line in one push.

– "We will win. God above us all, Hungary before all. Go Hungary, go Hungarians!" - Mr. Orban concluded his speech.

 

Istvan Szabo: The Tisza Party Is a False-Flag Operation

Istvan Szabo, Fidesz's parliamentary candidate for the region, mphasized at the event that people must stand up and unite for their country. — We cannot allow Hungary to be led by a government directed from Brussels or Ukraine, Mr. Szabo declared. He said locals have always understood why the cause of Hungarian freedom matters. In his view, the Tisza Party is a false-flag operation: they wave the Hungarian flag and have found a leader with the surname Magyar, but they represent foreign interests. — They in the Tisza Party would like us not to tax multinationals. Their experts participated before 2010 in governance that pushed Hungary to the brink of bankruptcy, he said, referring to political opponents.

The mood is upbeat in Szentes as well (Photo: Delmagyarorszag / Csaba Karnok)

– Just because the world has gone mad does not mean we cannot live normally here, Mr. Szabo told supporters, adding that Prime Minister Orban has already announced the Alföld Program for the next cycle, in which water retention will be a key issue—one close to his heart as well.

Janos Lazar: We Will Win Because We Are More Numerous! 

“God bless the people of Szentes!” said Janos Lazar. The minister of construction and transport thanked his colleague Sandor Farkas for his work over the past thirty years. In the previous election, Mr. Farkas won the district’s individual mandate with 54 percent of the vote. He said he wholeheartedly recommends Mr. Szabo, who will be worthy of representing Szentes in parliament—resourceful, decent, and a good man.

The minister emphasized that they will win because they are more numerous. He added that

over the next 11 days, Fidesz supporters must speak with as many people as possible about what is at stake and not lose sight of it.

– Let us all preserve our sobriety and clear judgment. We will win the election if we calmly explain to as many people as possible what they risk. This election is a decision for everyone about their own money and their own lives, he added.

Peter Magyar Himself Is the Danger

Mr. Lazar also explained that 

if energy is cheap, there is a livelihood, and everyone can provide for their family and home.

In recent years, Fidesz has fought to achieve this. In contrast, he said, stands the vision of Peter Magyar and his allies, who want to abolish utility price caps and retail margin limits.

He said that if it were up to Mr. Magyar, food prices would rise, because dismantling government measures would lead there. He added that the pre-2010 world threatens to return. In his view, the question is whether Mr. Magyar will destroy what has been achieved.

He stressed that Mr. Magyar is not change, but danger itself. He added that people must unite and defend what has been achieved. The price of change, he said, would be high, and everyone would pay.

The minister said that irresponsible people cannot be entrusted with Hungary’s fate. In his view, it matters what kind of person a politician is, how he lives, and his private life. Someone who behaves irresponsibly in private life, he argued, cannot take responsibility for ten million Hungarians.

— Do not let Hungary’s future fall into the hands of those who would party away, smoke away, and drink away the Hungarian people’s money, he added. Mr. Lazar said it matters whether people can rely on those they elect in times of trouble. He added that when the country is in difficulty, only Mr. Orban can be relied upon.

Over the past forty years, whenever this country was in trouble, everyone could rely on Mr. Orban, he stressed. He asked everyone to stand behind Mr. Orban to protect Hungary’s security.