Former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has announced his return to political work following the summer break, posting a short but striking message on Friday evening: “I’m back. Then let’s get cracking!”
Orbán set to speak at “Kötcse picnic”
The Fidesz leader did not provide any details about his plans, but accompanied the message with a fast-paced video featuring highlights from his previous political appearances, including scenes from earlier Fidesz gatherings and Kötcse picnics. The timing of the announcement comes just one day before Orbán is due to address an important Fidesz gathering.
Viktor Orbán is scheduled to deliver a speech at the Kötcse Picnic on Saturday, 12 September, where he is expected to outline his political strategy for the period ahead. The Kötcse meeting is considered one of the most significant events in the Fidesz political calendar.
It traditionally brings together senior party figures, politicians and members of the party’s wider intellectual and political circle. Orbán has typically used the occasion to assess the political situation and discuss the priorities and challenges facing the party, making his speech closely watched for indications of its future direction.
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A message ahead of an important political gathering
Orbán’s latest video deliberately draws on his political past, combining footage from previous speeches and Fidesz events with music from the 2010 FIFA World Cup era. The post itself offered no indication of the specific issues he intends to address at Kötcse.
The upcoming gathering is also notable because attendance is reportedly no longer compulsory for members of Fidesz’s wider political circle, making this year’s event different from previous meetings. Critics of Viktor Orbán and Fidesz argue that the party is facing political and economic challenges and that the former prime minister needs to deliver a strong message to maintain support.
Whether Saturday’s speech will provide concrete policy announcements or focus primarily on political mobilisation remains to be seen. For now, Orbán’s message is brief but unmistakable: after the summer break, he says he is back in action.
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As if the National Debt did not exist under the Fidesz regime.. What a joke. Who cares. He would do his country a real service ba retiring to enjoy the trillions he stole while in office. Now all he does, like before, is stirr up trouble without offering solutions. Such a self centered, self interested individual does not deserve to be in public office. Go away you tired, boring kuruc.
“I’m back” reply “Who cares?” Like his buddy Trump, he craves the spotlight. No one believes you Victor. No one cares about you any more, we have all moved on.
If you are right about the former prime minister being ‘tired, bored kuruc’, then you have nothing to worry about – as he will never regain large scale support, as once he once had. Your countrymen, however, will make this decision in a few years time. Time gives perspective to everything, and, at that point, Hungarians will decide a very simple question : ‘has Tisza actually improved life for me, in Hungary as a Hungarian?’
Hello Grandad! I hope you enjoying your retirement.
Actually, Dear Steve, Viktor is not ‘retired’. He is simply sitting on the sidelines, and proving a lie of many things said about him, starting with : ‘he is a dictator’. Viktor has shown that he is a real democrat, as he did something rarely done by a long held leader : he left office, after losing an election, and without even the hint of a fight.
Orban. You now have no excuse to skip going to the gym and work that great big Hungarian gut off. Grab those Russian kettle weights you said that you were using and do something with them.
Prince Phillip 1993 to a Briton in Hungary – “You can’t have been here that long, you haven’t got a pot belly”.
True that. Old Phil was gaffe prone but wasn’t malicious, more thoughtless. That’s what growing up surrounded by privilege and bootlickers does to one.