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Hungarian left’s election campaigns financed from Brussels?
The Hungarian left’s European Parliament and local election campaigns are being financed from Brussels, the communications director of ruling Fidesz, István Hollik, said on Sunday.
Despite the recent reports of the “Soros network” undergoing changes, “they want to continue being active in eastern Europe”, Hollik told public broadcaster Kossuth Radio. At the same time, given their good relations with the “Brussels bureaucrats”, they have managed to get Brussels to finance “these attempts at interference”, he said. Hollik said Brussels had 4 billion forints’ worth of funds to spend on the campaigns, of which left-wing organisations had so far received 500 million forints.
He said it was “particularly interesting” that recipients of direct funding from Brussels had all been supported by the “Soros network” in the past. “Nobody can seriously think that this isn’t closely connected with the fact that there are local and European Parliament elections next year,” he said. “The reality is that Brussels is financing the Hungarian left’s campaign in advance.” This, he argued, was evidenced by the funding awarded to organisations operating small left-wing media outlets outside Budapest, such as a website that has been “attacking” the Debrecen local council.
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Hollik called it “outrageous” that Brussels was financing the Hungarian left while withholding the funding Hungary was entitled to. “We dare hope that the EU funds Hungary is entitled to are still there and haven’t been spent on something else,” he said. “This isn’t a handout, because when we entered the European Union, we opened the Hungarian market to the strong western European businesses with more capital, and in return the EU committed to assisting Hungary’s progress with development funds,” Hollik said. “This is the agreement that Brussels has now violated, because it is withholding these funds while financing the left.”
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In the US, it is unlawful to accept foreign contribution for elections. Usually, the people who fund the election can blackmail the party. Brussels want Hungarian sovereignty, that is the price. Hungarians are you ready to accept another dictator, in this case Brussels?
And the Rouble/Renminbi Right is being financed by……..
Why the question mark? It’s obvious.
We all know this. Hungary’s Leftists don’t stand a prayer in hell of gaining organic, grassroots support so are being kept alive by Soros, Klaus, the Euros, etc. This could be solved easily by banning foreign donations, including donations channeled through domestic entities but originating abroad. There should also be a cap on donations from one source: A party/candidate should really not receive and not NEED to receive more than, say, $1,000 from any one donor.
Who on Earth is “Brussels”? Then the usual “Soros Network” stuff.
Fact is – the Open Society Network (OSF) is pulling back from Europe proper: https://www.ft.com/content/becd140f-1a54-42af-846a-9f56f98cb0b5
Our Politicians will be happy to read a fair bit of funding is now earmarked for the Balkans!
Norbert, Really? Most likely they just changed the name of the NGO and the funding source. Soro’s will never give up ,dead or alive his goal to see a one world government, open borders and migrants being forced upon every one and for property owners to house them for free if the EU decides that you should give up your property because you do not need the space you have.
Norbert, You really should learn to think for yourself and stop parroting the news from CNN, BBC and the rest of the left leaning media mouthpieces.