Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his nationalist-populist Fidesz party scored a resounding victory in last night’s election, with results showing that the party would once again win a two-thirds supermajority. While declaring victory in Budapest, Orbán thank Hungarians for placing their trust in him once again.
With tensions heating up in eastern Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warmly met his Hungarian counterpart Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for talks in Moscow on Tuesday, at which the pair underscored their friendly partnership, despite worsening relations between East and West.
Leading conservatives from around the world will descend on Budapest’s Várkert Bazár in March as Hungary hosts a Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) event less than two weeks before the country heads to the polls for what has become a closely fought general election.
The construction of border fences has proven to be the only effective way to stop the waves of illegal migration, so it is absurd that the European Union is still unwilling to finance it, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Monday.
A new coalition of European right-wing parties is essential, leader of France’s National Assembly Marine Le Pen told Mandiner in an interview.
Contrary to Western media allegations, the rule of law and the protection of human rights are both supported in Hungary, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement upon arriving at his country’s United Nations Human Rights Council hearing in Geneva.
Hungary’s annual march in the heart of Budapest attracts tens of thousands of international participants, but Poles are typically one of the largest blocs. A large number of them joined the 65th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, which saw, according to Hungarian police, up to 500,000 people attend.
The example of Spain shows that illegal immigration must be stopped not only by land but also by sea, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in Madrid after meeting with Santiago Abascal, leader of the Spanish right-wing Vox party, in Madrid.
As the price of natural gas and other forms of energy skyrocket in Europe, Hungary has inked a deal with Russia’s Gazprom to ensure a stable and cost-effective energy supply for the next 15 years.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made sure that Hungary will have enough financing to launch its own recovery program despite the row with the European Commission, Romanian daily Evenimentul Zilei writes.
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