Simple Fidesz strategy for 2024 elections: people rejecting them support Hungary’s entering into the war

The European parliamentary elections, along with the presidential election in the US in November, will decide between peace and war, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio on Friday.

Most important is peace

Orbán said the assassination attempt against Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was “not unprecedented” and referred to the murder of Serbian PM Zoran Djindjic in 2003. “This part of Europe is a lot riskier hunting ground than the West,” he added. Still, he said, Fico’s attempted assassination had shocked everyone, “but growing aggression in Europe is not a surprise”. After several acts of terrorism in Europe, with the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, “Europe is being transformed” into a pro-war bloc, he said.

“We do not even realise how radically Europe’s position on the war has changed,” he said, adding that “Germany wanted to send helmets to Ukraine two years ago, and now European leaders, and even NATO are discussing sending troops,” he said. Violence has become part and parcel of everyday life and “it is a tangible process in Europe, which is a great problem,” Orbán said. “The most important mission of the European Union is peace and welfare comes second … after an attack like that it requires a strong faith to maintain that position,” he said.

“Our task is to try to curb aggression in everyday life and the risk of war in politics,” he said.

Lost support

Orbán wished a speedy recovery to Fico, adding that the attack was “all the more painful” because of the upcoming elections’ significance. Slovakia had started on the way to peace, “and that was great help for Hungary. We have lost that support now,” he said.

Suggesting a link between the assassination attempt and the war “would not be unjustified”, Orbán said, adding that “forceful centres of power have an interest in a continued Russia-Ukraine war.” “There have not been many (countries) speaking the voice of peace … apart from Hungary it has been the Vatican, and Slovakia has just turned in the direction of the peace camp,” Orbán said. Referring to the attack on the Slovak prime minister, he said “one of those countries has dropped out, which means that Hungary must double its efforts and its work will become more difficult in Brussels, in fights with pro-war politicians.” While an investigation into the assassination is under way, “it is certain that the perpetrator was progressive, leftist, and pro-war,” he insisted.

Therefore, “assumptions of a link between the attempt and war are not unjustified; there are great forces behind pro-war politicians … from the Soros empire through weapon manufacturers, lenders, the top dogs and forceful power centres have an interest in a continued and escalating war,” he said.

EU, NATO preparing for war?

Orbán suggested that the assassination attempt coincided with “other developments showing preparations for war.” “The pro-war camp are in negotiations; that is when the head of the Soros empire and the American foreign secretary have gone to Kyiv, and want to give more and more money to Ukraine,” he said.

“The ink is not dry on the agreement aimed at providing aid to Ukraine from a joint EU loan and NATO is already organising a mission to Ukraine, proposing to ensure a further 100 billion dollar financing for the war,” he said. Meanwhile, he warned that “NATO is not a charity of peace corps but a defence alliance, and it had better not prepare for a military mission outside the territory of NATO countries.” The Hungarian government needs to make “serious efforts to prevent Hungary from being dragged into the war,” he added. The war “cannot be resolved on the battlefield … settlement can only be achieved through a ceasefire and at the negotiating table, therefore politicians must take over the command from generals,” Orbán said. “Let diplomats again take over from the soldiers,” he said.