Opposition parties slam Orbán for ‘lying’
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Opposition leaders have blasted Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for “lying about Hungary’s real situation” in an international press conference on Thursday.
László Lóránt Keresztes, the co-leader of green party LMP, said Orbán had deflected questions on major political issues that would define Hungary’s future.
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He said Orbán’s characterisation of the fight between pro-migration forces and their opponents ignored the debate over what caused migration and how the issue could be solved effectively.
Meanwhile, Keresztes accused Orbán of being misleading over the project to expand Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant. “Russian contracting partners have failed to obtain the necessary permits and Orbán himself has already admitted to delays in the project,” he added.
Tímea Szabó, co-leader of Párbeszéd, said the prime minister had been evasive about the true state of Hungarian health care, education and wages.
She said it was “telling” how Orbán had refused to answer questions about Lőrinc Mészáros, who last year topped Hungary’s rich list. (THEY ARE THE RICHEST HUNGARIANS IN 2018! – Read here) Orbán at the same time had insisted that corruption was not tolerated in Hungary, Szabó said.
In connection with the recent amendment to the labour code extending the number of possible overtime hours, Szabó said Orbán had ignored the opinion of Hungarians, insisting that 85 percent condemned the “slave law”.