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Von der Leyen reappears in Orbán Cabinet’s negative poster campaign – Zelensky and Weber also targeted
Once again, Ursula von der Leyen features in the Orbán government’s national poster campaign, with Volodymyr Zelensky and Manfred Weber also in the crosshairs.
It appears that the Orbán government is once more attacking the very community to which it belongs. Yet again, the EU leader has become the face of a hate campaign.
A familiar campaign strategy returns
A few years ago, the Hungarian government placed the face of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on a national poster as a floating symbol, provoking significant backlash. Now, they are reusing this form of political messaging, signalling a continued internal assault on EU institutions.
Millions of euros in Hungarian taxpayer money will be spent so that locals and foreign visitors alike, travelling Hungary’s roads, can see – day after day – large posters displaying a red “X” over:
- the stern-faced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,
- the smugly smiling Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and
- the devilishly grinning Manfred Weber, leader of the European People’s Party and formerly of the Fidesz-aligned EP group.
EU sentiment vs. government messaging
Fidesz and the government have conducted polls well in advance, which show that the majority of Hungarians – largely due to a lack of detailed information – do not support Ukraine’s accession to the EU. The government’s communication strategy is building its next thematic campaign around this sentiment.
It is worth noting, however, that the majority of Hungarians support EU membership overall, and a significant majority would also back the introduction of the euro. Nevertheless, Orbán’s campaign remains silent on these points, instead persisting with the vulnerable Hungarian forint.
Details: Should Hungary leave the EU? Orbán’s attacks have this effect on Hungarians, latest poll
I guess not liking every policy from the EU is somehow wrong.
Not liking every EU policy is normal. No such EU country exist that likes every EU policy, and then these countries use diplomatic ways to influence EU policies.
Launching propaganda smear campaigns that cost millions of euros of tax-payers money is not normal.
No problem with the killing thats been going on 4 years – she wants Hungary to help pay for. No attemp by the EU/Biden regime to end it- just opposite. The EU is responsible for the slow death of europe. Now they want to attack Russia again. The germans killed 30 million -most were civilians. Many of there children are still alive today. The Biden regime was removed- now it needs to end the EU especially now they want to take on the US. How dare they criticize the EU especially since they are attemping to silence Elons X billions in fines for getting the truth out.
Orban only wants the EU’s cash and with no chance he’s ramping up the hate again.
Don’t be confused… Hungary supports the war, the killing of civilians, the destruction… he visits the perpetrator and demonises the victims.
Such ignorance in the Hungarian media… including this rag…
Euro… no chance as long as the Hungarian economy is tanking. And it’s not a choice. If Hungary were to stay in the EU, when the economy reached a required level of stability, Hungary has already obligated themselves to join the Euro. Of course having agreed means little to the Viktor… rules are for the likes of him.
Van den Layen can huff and puff all she wants. Nobody, not a single European citizen, elected her to her position. And she is using her power to implement agenda also nobody ever voted for.
Soviet Communist commissars had more democratic mandate than this chick does, which is an apt reference, seeing as the E.U. is fast turning into the C.C.C.P.
It’ll end the same way, too.
ChatGPT said:
Soviet Communist commissars had very limited to no democratic mandate in the way we usually understand democracy—i.e., free and competitive elections, pluralism, accountability, and the ability of the population to remove officials from power.
Here’s a breakdown of their mandate (or lack thereof):
🛑 No Competitive Elections
Commissars (especially during the early Soviet period and under Stalin) were not elected through open, competitive elections.
The Communist Party was the only legal political party, so any “elections” were one-party affairs with pre-approved candidates.
Positions were often filled by appointment from above, not by popular vote.
🛠️ Party Loyalty > Popular Support
Commissars were expected to be absolutely loyal to the Communist Party and its leadership, not to represent or be accountable to a local population.
Their legitimacy came from the Party, not the people.
In practice, their main job was to enforce Party ideology, policies, and control over institutions like the army, industry, and agriculture.
🧠 Ideological Justification
The USSR justified this through Marxist-Leninist ideology: the dictatorship of the proletariat needed a vanguard party to lead the working class.
The idea was that the Communist Party, as the most “conscious” and ideologically advanced group, represented the true interests of the people—even if the people didn’t get to vote them in or out.
📌 In Summary:
Commissars had authority and power, but not a democratic mandate in any liberal-democratic sense. Their role was more about top-down control and ideological enforcement than bottom-up representation.
“On 18 July 2024, von der Leyen was re-elected as President of the European Commission by the European Parliament with an absolute majority of 401 members of the European Parliament out of 720.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen