Viktor Orban used “a manual practice” in his new discourse in Tușnad: “Follow some strategic projects with Bucharest”
The leader of the Budapest government, Viktor Orban, adopted a more “soft” speech, but did not omit to achieve his goals and did this “as a book”, explains the specialists.
Viktor Orban praised Ilie Bolojan. Photo inquam Photos / Tudor Pană
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held on Saturday, July 26, at the end of the works at the Summer University of Băile Tușnad, the traditional speech with which he used his electorate, but compared to other years, the tone was less offensive.
The “scarecrow” for the electorate
Viktor Orban has transformed the theme of war into an election scarecrow, “A practice as in the manual”says the specialized analyst on international relations Răzvan Munteanu.
“You need an enemy, either against which to fight, or to be the guarantor that that threat will not be put into practice. But omit to say Mr. Orban that Vladimir Putin uses 40% of the GDP of the Russian Federation for Military End. The address of the states of the European Union ”, explains the analyst.
“It is the illiberal discourse par excellence, in which it is desired to induce fear among citizens”- Andrei Taranu, political scientist
The political scientist Andrei Taranu emphasizes that this type of speech was used by the Hungarian Prime Minister. “Remember that this was Călin Georgescu's speech. This is the illiberal discourse par excellence, in which it is desired to induce fear among the citizens, the creation of a security obsession and the enemy for this should be the European Union, which has now begun to be armed, “not to defend itself, but to attack”, yes? (…) He understands the foreign policy very well, but sells it differently, in a completely different way to his own citizens, to keep them in this fear and dislike of the European Union and Brussels “adds the political scientist Andrei Taranu.
Tone change from Hungarian prime minister's voice
In the context of the praise brought by Viktor Orban to the prime minister Ilie Bolojan, changing the relationship with the Romanian leaders does not necessarily come natural, the Budapest Prime Minister having much deeper motivations to strengthen the connection with Bucharest.
“This year's speech from Băile Tușnad was a much more soft speech compared to the speeches of previous years Orban had there, because he is interested to put into practice some strategic projects with Bucharest, especially those related to the natural gas reserves in the Black Sea. Very important aspect, Viktor Orban is in the internal election campaign, elections will follow, and the candidate Peter Magyar and his party are increasing. points out the analyst Răzvan Munteanu.
The more “soft” approach of the Hungarian prime minister is also underlined by the political scientist Andrei Taranu:
“Probably Orban is trying to heat the relationships, precisely because the UDMR is again in government, tries to find a way to relate to Romania, because, you know, although we complain of deficit, Romania's economy has come to the Hungarian and there are more and more Hungarians from the border area who tries to Romania,”explains the political scientist Andrei Taranu.
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Speaking of “signs of a world war in the European Union”, Viktor Orban said that “Europe is playing with fire ” And he warned him of European leaders that the EU budget for the next 7 years must be supported unanimously, but will not have the vote of Hungary, if the state he runs does not obtain the frozen funds by the European Union. The European block has suspended billions of euros from funds allocated to Hungary, in the context of a dispute that persists on the rule of law in Hungary.
“Since 2014, we remember Crimea. There is an axis of authoritarian political regimes. Whether or not Ukraine wants to be part of the EU structures, NATO would mean an imbalance in relations between Russia and the West. Westerners have accepted this wish of the Ukrainians. It is natural, a country wants to integrate, but if we are to integrate, Stability, balance. said the Hungarian leader.
At the same time, Viktor Orban left for Tușnad with praise to his counterpart in Romania, Ilie Bolojan, who said he is a “serious and determined prime minister”, launching an invitation for an official visit to Budapest.
