These heads of government congratulated Orbán on his election victory – UPDATE
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance’s victory in Hungary’s general election, the Kremlin’s press office said.
Putin
Putin said he hoped that “despite the difficult international situation, bilateral partnership ties will develop fully in line with the interests of the people of Russia and Hungary,” the statement said.
Morawiecki
Meanwhile, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told a press conference that the results of Hungary’s democratic election should be respected.
“Regardless of our relations with Hungary, we must note that the Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance won its fourth consecutive election with the best possible results, securing a two-thirds majority in the process,” he said.
Concerning sanctions against Russia, the Polish prime minister said “Hungary should not be used as a diversion” by the media when Germany had delayed strong sanctions. The European Union is not hindered in imposing more stringent sanctions by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban but rather “by large countries looking out for their business ties,” he said, noting that Orban had so far voted for all sanctions.
Answering a question, Morawiecki said he would ask Orban to support even stricter sanctions against Russia.
Zeman
Later on Monday, Czech President Milos Zeman wired a message of congratulation to Orban, saying “the Hungarian people support you because you have always put their interests first, and see serving your country as a calling.”
He praised Hungarian-Czech cooperation, and called for the Visegrad Group to be given high priority. “I am convinced that central Europe has great potential in bilateral and international cooperation,” he said.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said he hoped Hungary would “take a more active part” in finding a solution to the situation in Ukraine. “Europe has to be united its support of Ukraine, where Russia is committing war crimes,” he said.
Jansa
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa congratulated Orban and Fidesz in a tweet “on this historic victory for Hungary, Europe and the entire free world.”
Fice
Former Slovak President Robert Fico, the head of the opposition Smer-SD party, said Orban had “very clearly” built on Hungary’s independence and economic prosperity. Orban puts Hungarian interests first, and did not allow the country to be “dragged into” the conflict in Ukraine, he said.
Fico said the election results in Hungary were “not surprising at all”, and he noted that during his presidency, he and Orban had worked together to ensure stable Hungarian-Slovak ties.
Other leaders
Later on Monday that numerous other heads of state and government have also congratulated Orban. Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanjahu called him by phone on Monday, as did Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, and Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger, he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India congratulated Orbán on Twitter and Li Keqiang of China wired a message of congratulations.
Congratulations, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, on your victory in the Parliamentary elections in Hungary. Look forward to continue working with you to further strengthen the close and friendly India-Hungary ties.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 4, 2022
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic and French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, among others, published statements.
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UPDATE
Brothers of Italy
Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, congratulated Orban on his “remarkable victory”, saying Brussels needed to respect the will of the Hungarian voters.
She said “not even the disorderly election concourse of the entirety of the left and the … far right” had been enough to “defeat the Hungarian prime minister”. Meloni said Orban had been criticised for years “for his policies of protecting the borders and the concept of the family”, but “no one has thanked him for the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees taken in over the last few weeks”.
Source: MTI
9 Comments
Champagne corks were popping in the Kremlin, that’s for sure – their boy has romped home again. The Polish response was hardly congratulatory, ‘should be respected’ is actually a way registering disapproval as any educated native English speaker would confirm.
Well, the WOKE idiots are held back for another term. Thank goodness…there are so few beautiful countries to take one’s family to live in that put the family & protection of children at the forefront of society. The entrenched protection of females, mothers. Orban stands head and shoulders with other sensible brave people who oppose those manipulators of social construct and thought who want us all to pretend that children are thinking about their sexual being instead of playing with trucks or dolls, kittens and puppies. Or that men now have their periods and can carry & give birth to another human life.
Jasper, What a wicked comment. You are clearly enraged that caring, ethical, HERO Orban puts Hungary first.,
People who cherish freedom around the world wish desperately that they had a leader exactly like Orban who puts his nation and his people first.
God forever protect and bless Orban, his party and nation!
Long Live Hungary!
No way FM Szijjártó is relinquishing his Russian Order of Friendship – BFF …
A second nuclear plant should cement the relationship for at least another half century.
Haven’t seen any update on railway line V0, the bypass around Budapest to connect Hungary’s border with Ukraine to the border with Austria (EUR 2Bn Russian funding) – anybody have any news?
@Jasper
“should be respected”, yes, those three words say an awful lot. No doubt Orbán raised his glass to the Kremlin too……..
@Linda Rivera
I’m sure everyone finds your “caring, ethical, hero Orbán” comment as hilarious as I do! Come and try Hungary for a while. You’ll see that no such person exists!
@Anonymous, I agree it is indeed hilarious. but then again that ridiculous notion emanated from someone who is not the brightest light on the Christmas tree as can be seen from other posts.
@Linda Rivera
Actually I feel I should have labelled the comments tragic as well as hilarious. Totally detached from reality.
And now Orban can finally call Putin for the “piece” he really wants. That western piece of Ukraine will do as compensation for Hungarian support of the war. Dreams of Greater Hungary again.