Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Monday rejected Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s claims that Sweden is “collapsing” due to rising gang violence, calling them “outrageous lies.”
Orbán earlier shared a post on the US social media platform X, citing a German newspaper article, alleging that criminal networks in Sweden are recruiting underage children as killers. He claimed that “over 280 underage girls” have been arrested for murder and accused the Swedish government of lecturing Hungary on the rule of law despite what he described as Sweden’s deteriorating security situation, the Turkish Anadolu News Agency wrote.
Kristersson swiftly responded on X, saying: “These are outrageous lies. Not surprising coming from the man who is dismantling the rule of law in his own country.” He added that Orban is “desperate ahead of the upcoming Hungarian election.”
Orbán: Swedish people are great, noble, Sweden is a friend of Hungary
In a follow-up post, the Hungarian prime minister wrote: “The abandonment of traditional values, the neglect of common sense, and weak governance have led to barbarism taking root in the home of one of Europe’s greatest nations. Criminal gangs are using underage girls as instruments of killing.”
“The mission of the rule of law is to ensure the safety of people, and where underage girls are systematically used for murder, the rule of law is dead,” he added.
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The Hungarian leader described Sweden as a friend, praised the Swedish people as great and noble, and expressed concern for the country’s situation.
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Swedish TV4 Nyheterna contacted the Swedish public prosecutor’s office to verify the claim of “more than 280 underage girl assassins.” According to the office, in 2024, 277 girls aged 15 to 17 were charged with bodily harm, while four faced charges of attempted murder or involuntary manslaughter. Orbán cited 284, meaning the Hungarian prime minister completely missed the mark, 24.hu wrote.
Swedish premier: keep your conflicts away from our streets
In a later post, the Swedish premier wrote candidly about the daily challenges his country faces. “Freedom of speech and the right to protest are fundamental in Sweden. But we will never tolerate antisemitism, glorification of terror, or threats against Swedish politicians. These are direct threats to our democracy,” he wrote. He concluded with a powerful message: “Don’t bring the Middle East conflicts onto our streets and squares. We must protect the Sweden we love.”
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Hungary doesn’t need lecture by Swedish leader about rule of law, says Orbán’s MEP
A ruling Fidesz MEP said on Monday that “we do not need to be lectured on the rule of law by the leader of a country where there are bomb attacks and gang wars,” referring to the Swedish premier’s “outrage” at Prime Minister Viktor Orban for quoting an article from Die Welt about juvenile crime in Sweden.
András László said on Facebook that according to Ulf Kristersson, the article posted by Orban contained blatant lies. Kristersson “sarcastically added that this is not surprising from someone who is dismantling the rule of law”, László said.
Laszla added, however, that “migrant gangs” were so violent in Sweden that earlier this year there was a month when bombings or attacks happened on a daily basis, according to news reports.
Violence has become so rampant, László said, that Kristersson himself had stated that the government and the authorities were not in control of the situation.
He added that even one of the leaders of the previous Socialist government had admitted after losing the election that migration policy had failed.
In addition, the question of whether to deploy the army to handle gang wars had repeatedly been on the agenda in Swedish politics, he said.
László added that Swedish society was showing signs of a disintegrating social model, and commentators were attacking Kristersson for denying the problem.
“Several European countries have already entered a phase where there is barely a way back to normality. This must be stated, whether their leaders like it or not,” László said.
Orban has been lying to the Hungarian people every day he has been in office. He uses Goebbels method that if you tell a lie often enough eventually the Hungarian sheep will believe it. What Orban needs to do is end his partnership with Russia and have the Hungarian media reveal to the public what cruelty the Russians are up to. Unfortunately the Russian gangsters are his friends.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm28674vnp6o
Big words from a guy whose country jails people for daring to publish the ethnicities and nationalities of violent criminals!
Na, Steiner, you squeezed your stupid head and that’s what you said only!!!
No other comment about the lies from Orban?
Sure, your best friend.
Pressurization, behavioural exhibition, from an individual – Victor Mihaly. Orban, that continues the HUMILIATION of the name Hungary.
Orban, the “Judas” – the destructor of Hungary, of the practice of DEMOCRACY in Hungary, his distillation of DEMOCRACY in Hungary, the control of media, of the judiciary – all through his SMASHING of Hungary. Victor Mihaly. Orban – his Fidesz Governed have DELIVERED on Hungary – to live in and DEAL with, by just his “idiotic” Dogma, over the course of (15) fifteen years as Prime Minister of Hungary, with his “toxic in culture” Fidesz Government, what they as an Orban led Fidesz Government, have DELIVERED the country Hungary, that FACTUALLY is – into a “new dark age” abyss, it’s nadir – the FUTURE of Hungary of “grave” challenge and of un-certainty.
Orban – lecturing, what comes from his MOUTH – the “vile” – the HIDIOUS and “heinous” packed LEGACY he will in his DOWNFALL come spring of 2026 – leave his “in-glorious” Political life, his SCARE on Hungary, millions of ORDINARY Hungarian lives, destroyed, left in DESTRUCTION, of increasing, the growing in number of 1.2 million Hungarians, living in POVERTY.
“Bleed us” – deceived us, repetitively FABRICATED facts and truth to millions upon millions of Hungarians, a country DEVASTATED, of an “ageing” decreasing population, of deaths per year of Hungarians, over the period in time of Victor Mihaly. Orbans leadership of Hungary recorded deaths MONTHLY outnumber NEW “little ones” born – Appalling.
Orban, leaves us Hungary, or WILL in his “in-glorious” DOWNFALL in the spring of 2026 – voted “out of office” rightfully being HUMILIATED for ALL his WRONGS inflicted on Hungary, on us in millions Hungarians, from “all stations in life” – a country, not of DEMOCRACY, that is financially and economically “crushed” – of NO friendships, in the European Union, in Europe and Globally, countrys that are GOVERNED under DEMOCRACY.
Victor Mihaly. Orban – his “road” his DOGMA of FAILURE, taken, directed us Hungary, to deepening Russian and Chinese friendships and partnerships, that have “greased the palms” of Victor Mihaly. Orban – his Fidesz Government, his “inner sanctum” – the Oligarchy that has been Victor Mihaly Orban his PRIORITIZATION firstly then the “scraps” to the PEOPLE in our millions of “lower status” – Hungarians.
Repulsive.
It strikes me that in a game of whataboutery the Swedish could easily hit back by pointing to Hungary’s declining economic metrics, low incomes and the worst individual consumption stats in all of the EU. Even if we accept the Hungarian statement at face value that the country is demonstrably safer than Sweden, the price is ostensibly one of relative poverty, which isn’t a compromise that many people are happy to endure, as evidenced by the high numbers of Hungarian nationals living outside their homeland. Surprise, they’re mainly in western Europe.
Surely, the key question in this debate is which country is safer, Sweden or Hungary?
For the latest figures I can see from 2022, Sweden had 85 rapes per 100,000 population whereas Hungary had 6!
Ladies of Hungary take note! No further comment from me needed!