EPP has no intention to expel Fidesz, says Bavarian MEP
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Budapest (MTI) – The European People’s Party (EPP) does not intend to expel Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party from its faction, EPP MEP Monika Hohlmeier said in an interview in daily Magyar Hirlap’s Saturday edition.
The German politician representing Bavaria’s CSU was asked about harsh criticism voiced by some EPP MEPs in connection with Fidesz, for example by her Luxembourg peer Frank Engel, and whether it reflected the EPP faction’s position.
“Although I cannot speak on behalf of the faction, I can say this: we are not against Fidesz. We would not think of expelling the Hungarian governing party from the group; really there are just one or two people who are calling for something like this,” Hohlmeier said.
She said she was very pleased to learn that Prime Minister Viktor Orban had made it repeatedly clear that the Hungarian government had no intention of introducing the death penalty.