"The leadership of Brussels must go": Orban criticizes Brussels' policies and says EU leaders must be replaced
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Orbán said that the EU leadership should be replaced because it has failed on the economy, migration, crime, and policy toward Ukraine, and that Hungary would not join the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that top European Union officials must be replaced because they do not deserve another chance after the upcoming European Parliament elections. These words came during his speech to supporters as part of the presentation of the Fidesz party's election program. Orban's words are quoted by Reuters, UNN reports.
Brussels is in trouble. A big problem. The leadership has failed. Europe's economy is in decline. The green switch in this way is a disaster. Ukrainian grain is destroying European farmers. Migrants are flooding across borders. Crime is on the rise. Violence is increasing. They want to re-educate children and put them in the hands of gender activists.
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The Brussels leadership must go. They do not deserve another chance. There must be changes in Brussels.
Orban said the European economy is in decline, and he also criticized Western policies to support Ukraine's military efforts against the Russian invasion, which he said could escalate into a wider conflict if the EU does not change course.
This is a whirlwind of war that could push Europe into the abyss. Brussels is playing with fire, it is tempting God. ... As long as there is a national government that runs the country, Hungary will not join the Russian-Ukrainian war on any side.
It is noted that Orban has long had disagreements with his EU allies and Washington on a number of issues, including refusing to send weapons to Kyiv and maintaining economic ties with Moscow after the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops in 2022.
Budapest is also in a dispute with the European Commission over rule of law reforms, which led to the suspension of billions of euros in EU funds to Hungary.
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Elections in Hungary are due in June. Analysts predict that the nationalist leader will face one of the toughest elections in his 14 years in power, as his country's economy is in recession, an abuse scandal strikes at the heart of his family values platform, and a political newcomer threatens to change the status quo.
Despite these challenges, Orbán's Fidesz remains the most popular party in Hungary, but the emergence of former government insider Peter Magyar as a vocal critic of the prime minister has added an additional sense of uncertainty to the vote.
According to Orban, a new office tasked with investigating foreign interference in Hungarian elections has launched an investigation into Magyar on suspicion of foreign financing of his campaigns, as the political newcomer traveled to rural areas to drum up support.
Although the political and economic situation is favorable for the Magyar party TISZA to do reasonably well in the European Parliament and local elections, it is far from surpassing Fidesz. ...The ruling party garners approximately 40-42%, has a stable and loyal voter base, and can use its vast administrative resources to its advantage.
