Orban accuses the EU: If the Union did not support Ukraine, the Hungarian economy would be flowering
2025-05-23 14:29, act 201.2025-05-23 14:52
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Viktor Orban claims that the problems of the Hungarian economy result from the fact that the European Union financially supports Ukraine. The Prime Minister of Hungary also announced attempts to torpedo the EU ban on importing energy carriers from Russia.
During the weekly interview for Hungarian public radio, Viktor Orban argued that the war in Ukraine had already cost his country over 20 billion euros. “If we had this money, our economy would be flourishing. Meanwhile, nothing blooms,” said the Prime Minister of Hungary.
The politician omitted the fact that a significant part of this amount is the funds that Brussels blocked due to Hungarian problems with the rule of law. Instead, he suggested that the difficult situation of his country results from the fact that the European Union at the expense of Member States supports Ukraine attacked by Russia.
In addition, Orban announced that he would do everything to torpedo an EU import ban, which the European Commission wants to propose next month. It is about legal solutions that will lead to the completion of the import of the year of gas from Russia to 2027. Slovakia and Hungary oppose this, which are still imported by Russian energy carriers.
“We must prevent this with all possible ways. It makes no sense to have a pipeline if it is impossible to bring gas with it,” said Orban, referring to the Turkstream gas pipeline, which Russia constantly provides fuel, among others. just to Hungary. Orban also assured that if the Union authorities compensate for his country the costs of baning Russian gas, Budapest is open to talks in this matter.
Survey: The opposition maintains the advantage over the Orban party: 43 to 24 percent
Since October, the opposition Tisza has been ahead of Viktor Orban's party in the polls. Currently, Peter Magyar's grouping already supports 43 percent. voters. As much as 60 percent respondents want the rulers of Fidesz to lose next year's parliamentary elections.
From the study of the Publicus Institute published on Friday, conducted on behalf of the Nepszava.hu portal, if in Hungary parliamentary elections took place this week, they were won by the opposition party of Tisza, winning 43 percent. votes. The FIDESZ party, which has been at the helm of power since 2010, can currently count on support only 24 percent. respondents. A large group is still undecided – as much as 32 percent. The survey shows that in the parliament next to the Tisza and Fidesz party, there would be only two parties. These are a democratic coalition (9 percent) and the movement of our homeland (5 percent). Other groups would not exceed the 5 % electoral threshold.
As much as 60 percent respondents with satisfaction would accept the defeat of Viktor Orban's party in next year's parliamentary elections. Only 28 percent The participants of the survey would like his office to remain in power for the next term.
Assessing the situation in the country, as much as 54 percent respondents stated that they were not satisfied with the current course of cases. 29 percent are satisfied. respondents, with only 10 percent It is completely satisfied with the current situation in their homeland. 85 percent announced the desire to participate in the election. respondents.
In the report attached to the results of the study, the analysts of the Publicus Institute point out that its results prove that in the last two months Fidesz failed to improve social moods. These, from the previous study, conducted in March, remain almost the same. The same applies to the scale of support for individual parties, which for many weeks persists at a constant level, constantly ensuring the advantage of the opposition party Tisza.
Tomasz Dawid Jędruchów (PAP)
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