Péter Magyar vows to reset Hungarian-Russian relations and introduce euro
President Trump does not know Orbán’s opponent and supports the Prime Minister, says Péter Magyar; however, if he lived here in our country, his opinion would be different. In an interview with the Financial Times, the leader of the Tisza Party discussed the kind of relationship he would maintain with Russian President Vladimir Putin, his stance towards the European Union, the introduction of the euro, and the resolution of the Russia–Ukraine war following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Tense atmosphere five months ahead of the elections
With just six months until Hungary’s parliamentary elections, the mood feels as if voting were to take place tomorrow. Amid heightened, almost hysterical tensions, there seems little space for sober judgement or meaningful professional dialogue on virtually any significant issue.
The Orbán government has already implemented measures such as the 14th-month pension and other pre-election handouts, condemned by critics and independent media alike. Promises abound: Péter Magyar and the Tisza Party pledge both tax cuts and radical improvements to public services such as education and healthcare — remarkable claims in an economic climate that has seen practically no growth for years.
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Péter Magyar would reset not cut Russian connections
Amid the deafening noise of political battle, we tend to stereotype politicians and assume that both sides think only in extremes. For instance, in diplomacy, if one party maintains good relations with a foreign leader, the other must inevitably oppose this. Péter Magyar’s Financial Times interview challenges this assumption — perhaps to some surprise.
The very existence of the interview is telling. The Financial Times did not produce similar features in 2014 or 2018 with opposition leaders, implying little hope for their victory. A pre-election interview with Péter Márki-Zay appeared in 2022; now it is Péter Magyar’s turn. The contrast is striking: Márki-Zay gave himself a 40% chance of winning at the time, while Magyar speaks of a two-thirds majority. For the first time in twenty years, public polls support this: since last November, the Tisza Party has led surveys by non-governmental institutes, although the gap has stalled or narrowed since summer — likely influenced by the recent pre-election giveaways.
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In the Financial Times interview, analysed by Telex and HVG, Magyar stated that Hungary must end its dependence on Russian energy. This does not mean Hungary would cease buying gas or oil from Putin, as supply security and price take precedence — he is not interested in lofty principles.
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On the Russia–Ukraine conflict, Péter Magyar opposes sending military support to Ukraine but supports Hungarian minorities abroad — aligning with Orbán’s stance. Instead of peace, Magyar supports a ceasefire, essentially freezing the current front lines, and calls for a referendum on Ukraine’s EU membership, again mirroring Orbán’s position.
Magyar claims that under his government, the previously frozen €20 billion in EU funds would start flowing again, boosting Hungary’s ailing, stagnant economy. Moreover, he would restart the path towards euro adoption, which he argues Orbán deliberately abandoned to exploit euro–forint exchange rates for political gain through gradual devaluation and export support.
Orbán sold out Hungary in Washington, Magyar believes
Magyar also told the Financial Times that hacker groups linked to Russia were behind the theft of data from Tisza sympathisers. He pointed out that Putin openly supports Orbán, explaining attempts to interfere in Hungarian elections via cyberattacks. He reaffirmed his commitment to NATO and EU membership — as Orbán has always done — but was notably silent on Hungary’s relations with China and Turkey, a point largely ignored by the Hungarian media.
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Regarding Orbán’s recent US trip, Magyar suggested its sole purpose was to sell out the country in exchange for a one-year exemption from energy sanctions. Orbán’s camp insists the waiver is indefinite, while American officials interviewed by CNN, the BBC, Reuters, and Telex say it lasts only one year.
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In other words, he’d bend over to foreign megalomaniacs and dictators, at the expense of Hungary’s citizens’ quality of life.
We don’t need the euro and we don’t need to reset anything. Go away.
Micheal you are talking about Orban bending over for megalomanic dictator Putin at the expense of the quality of life of Hungary’s citizens. Everyone take note of something I am surprised has not been brought up in Daily News Hungary or perhaps is coming. That is Trump’s promise to prop up Hungary’s finances in the event of a crisis. It is actually quite helpful for Fidesz because if they were to win an election the forint would crash. Why didn’t Orban seek such financial largesse from his chum Vladimir Putin? So now Fidesz has actually made Hungary financially dependent on the president of the United States the center of the “decadent West” that Hungary should avoid dependence on according to years and years of propaganda from Fidesz.
If I were a Hungarian voter, Dear Michael – this would be a very painful election.
Why?
Because both Magyar and Dobrev want to hand Hungary’s sovereignty over to alien crooks who will destroy the country, in addition to rewarding these internationalist crooks for having illegally and unjustly withheld umpteen zillion forints rightly due to Hungary for several years.
Thus, to my mind, any Hungarian who would vote for these 2 is as irrational as anyone in Britain and the United States.
That leaves only 2 choices : Orban Viktor or Toroczkai László.
With Orban you get someone who is a proven genius at diplomatic relations and decent with the immigration situation. Yet, Hungarians, Left and Right, feel that he has not handled the Hungarian economy well, in part because he is corrupt, and, also as a result, the infrastructure is crumbling.
With Toroczkai László you get someone who is absolutely honourable and uncorrupt; a man who has proven his love for his country his whole lifelong. Also, his party, Mi Házank Mozgolom, is the only party that is NOT owned by any corrupt interests – either internally or externally.
László’s economick program is by far the best, it having been largely designed by the elder stateswoman of of Hungarians economists – Csoth Magdolna.
That said, László has no experience in diplomacy, and that, for a small country is a dangerous liability.
Probably I would do what manz comnservative Hungarians have done for the last several years – vote for Orban as prime minister, while voting for László’s party in all the local elections.
Still, it would be a hard choice.
Kurv@ra remélem , hogy nem szavazhatsz. Főleg nem arra aki tönkretette a hazámat. Aki élhetetlenné tette az otthonom. Aki miatt jobb külföldön “migránsként” élni. Nincs egészségügy, nincs oktatás. A gyerekem 2 év alatt nem tanult meg írni olvasni a jelenlegi rendszerben. Külföldön 2 hónap alatt egy idegen nyelven sikerült megtanítani. Anyaként 12 órát robotolsz, a gyerekeidet csak aludni látod. Cserébe épp hogy nem halsz éhen. Költözz oda. Utána legyen véleményed.
Kedves Viki,
Úgy gondolom, jogom van véleményt formálni. Ugyanakkor Magyarországon soha nem fogok szavazni.
Ha nem kedveled Orbán Viktort, akkor nem velem kell vitatkoznod, hanem honfitársaiddal, akik, gyanítom, hamarosan újra megválasztják őt.
Köszönöm a véleményedet!
Kurv@ra remélem , hogy nem szavazhatsz. Főleg nem arra aki tönkretette a hazámat. Aki élhetetlenné tette az otthonom. Aki miatt jobb külföldön “migránsként” élni. Nincs egészségügy, nincs oktatás. A gyerekem 2 év alatt nem tanult meg írni olvasni a jelenlegi rendszerben. Külföldön 2 hónap alatt egy idegen nyelven sikerült megtanítani. Anyaként 12 órát robotolsz, a gyerekeidet csak aludni látod. Cserébe épp hogy nem halsz éhen. Költözz oda. Utána legyen véleményed.
“We don’t need to reset anything”? How dare you say this? NOBODY likes the status quo in Hungary. Even the most ardent Fidesz supporters admit the country is in deep troubles. Do you know what they say? They say Orban “has done ONE thing right: to keep the asylum seekers out.” They admit they “stole the Hungarian people’s eyes out”.
They had 16 years and they STILL blame the “leftist” government before them. So, again: how dare you say we don’t need to reset anything? The world looks at Hungary with pity. We have food prices of the West, while having salaries of Africa. Shame on you.
The only person who likes the status quo in Hungary is some thief who benefits from the thefts of Fidesz. Nobody else does.
Sounds good. Change of leadership is what our country needs to progress forward instead of failing more behind. Of course Tisza wont do miracles, but co-operating with EU is good start which is likely to bring more support funds and investments from the west. And lessen the brain drain from Hungary to west. (I wonder why there is absolutely no brain drain from Hungary to the east…) We Hungarians definitely need Euro and we need to reset diplomatic ties back to normal with EU and be cautious with Russian diplomatic relations after Fidesz.