Orbán: Voting for the left means supporting war

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the leader of the ruling Fidesz party, visited Nyíregyháza, in eastern Hungary, on the campaign trail on Thursday, where he met the city’s mayor, members of the Association of Entrepreneurs for Nyíregyháza and voters, the PM’s press chief said.

Orbán: the left makes promises, we work

Noting the developments undertaken in Nyíregyháza since 2010, Orbán said: “The left makes promises, we, on the other hand, work. They talk and we deliver. What’s more, voting for the left today means supporting war.”

Orbán said there were always those who benefitted from war, “with some even becoming very rich”. “This would also be the case today, which is why Brussels supports the war,” the prime minister said. “But the majority suffers in every war. And if this majority now raises its voice all across Europe, the worst can still be avoided. This is what’s at stake on June 9. This election will have a decisive impact on the question of war or peace,” Orbán added.

Bóka: EU’s last five years a ‘failure’

The European Union’s last five years have been a “failure”, János Bóka, the European affairs minister, said on Thursday, arguing that the bloc was facing structural problems and poor decision-making “in a well-functioning system”.

Bóka told a conference that certain poor decisions could be chalked up to the EU leadership’s “incompetence”, saying this meant that the bloc required new leadership. He added, however, that this would not be enough to solve the EU’s problems due to its structural shortcomings.

He said the EU’s institution-driven and bureaucratic functioning had taken on “a life of its own”, and European institutions now saw themselves as political players with political agendas.

The EU’s failures also extended to the matters of peace and security, competitiveness, the management of the migration crisis and agriculture, Bóka told the event organised by the XXI. Század Intézet.

Meanwhile, ruling Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch also addressed the same conference, and said the EU should go back to being “a peace project of national and European sovereignty”. It should be “united in diversity, a cooperation of equal member states, European, democratic and free”, he said.

Deutsch said that after Hungary’s 20 years of EU membership, the bloc’s problems were bigger than they appeared because its 15 member states at the time had been unprepared for the 2004 enlargement and “Europe’s reunification”, and because the Western European elite’s mindset was determined “by the centuries-old mentality that they are better, richer and more skilled than us in everything”.

But Hungary, he said, “hasn’t come to the point of ending our relationship with the EU, because now is the time to turn to it with even greater love, care, and momentum”.

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TM says:

03/05/2024 at 13:11

Very young Dutch woman gives speech at CPAC on Europe and has 50 million views on line.
Larry says:

03/05/2024 at 14:41

Voting for Fidesz means supporting a return of Russian domination with Fidesz working as the assistants of your Russian masters. They bring in the Chinese Communist Party as another force to exert control in Hungary and the Chinese are closely linked with Putin. Hungarians will get what they deserve if they continue to support the party and leader that has brought Hungary down to the second lowest standard of living in the EU and soon Bulgaria will surpass Hungary.
Norbert says:

03/05/2024 at 14:59

Our Politicians, fighting and delivering for the Hungarian people!

“The highest deficits were recorded in Italy (‑7.4%), Hungary (-6.7%) and Romania (‑6.6%).”

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-22042024-ap

To fund this debt, we need to issue government bonds. Check out the analysis, we WILL be footing a rather large bill:

http://www.worldgovernmentbonds.com/country/hungary/#title-analysis

To complete this rosy picture, please note Hungarian government bond interest rates are the highest of ALL EU Member states:

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/financial_markets_and_interest_rates/long_term_interest_rates/html/index.en.html

Regarding the EU – please please please send us free money (we are a TAKER) so we can finally (maybe) raise the wages of our doctors, nurses and teachers.

Don´t worry about the Politicians – they took care of themselves and are automatically indexed – raises for the deserving few, and are heaping more an more debt on the Hungarian people. Look generous, guys! Not our money – worry about that, later!

It´s all about power. How terribly addictive.
"History does not belong to us - we Belong to it" says:

03/05/2024 at 19:42

Robert H. Jackson 1892 – 1954, was the Chief United States of America Prosecutor, at the Nuremberg Trials – 1945-1946.
Jacksons opening statements at these trials in Nuremberg – Masterful.
Jackson, his oratorical prowess, through his skilfulness and expertise of writing, made his presentation at the opening of the Nuremburg Trials – History.
Jacksons illustrious career in Law, post the Nuremburg Trials, all he read, heard – experienced through out his life, made a number of famous quotes.
POSSIBLE this one to the people of Hungary, somewhat on TRIAL, under “supposed” Democracy, that has been SAVAGED, by the present Prime Minister of Hungary and his Fidesz Government, that gives ALL indications that DEMOCRACY in Hungary, will go “down” giving way again, that will witness Hungary, under a Dictatorship and Laws of Communism.
Jackson, maintained throughout his life, the BELIEF in Democracy.
Jacksons quote is :
” Its not the Function of Government that is in POWER – that Rules & Governs under DEMOCRACY – to keep citizens from Falling into Error.
It is the FUNCTION of CITIZENS – to keep Governments from Falling into Error.”
Hungary has been FAILED by it’s present Orban – Fidesz Government of 14 plus years.
Hungarians – just have to look around them, read and listen – the state of a country that is REELING from being a cataclysmic Economic & Financial time bomb.
It will WORSEN.
Are the citizens of Hungary, just going to “Roll Over” continue this PASSIVE “roll play” – and let Hungary continue its TREND of present time, collapsing into a Dung HEAP ?
That’s what’s going to HAPPEN sooner than later, and unless Hungarians – “turn of the lights” open there windows, let in some fresh air and oxygen, that will stimulate there THINKING and Brain Power, the longer they lay back on the couch and DO Nothing, the time bomb is nearing its Cataclysmic EXPLOSION, that will see Hungary, under the Orban – Fidesz Government, in a factual state of possible extinction.
Yep I write in commentary that could be viewed as “exciting” without reference to Fact or Examples, but in the candour of my comments, my position is that “I Rest My Case” – believing that our country, from what ever direction you wish to EXAMINE it’s functionality, we are “fast tracking” to a DISASTER Zone, if we ain’t already there.
It will WORSEN and the “shades” and the “shadows” of 1945-1989 are LENGTHENING that all indications appear evident, we will see a RETURN of those Woeful, Despondent, and Downcast times AGAIN in Hungary,