The E.U. is united against Russia—with one notable exception
his fourth consecutive term in office, his Fidesz party is campaigning on keeping Hungary “out of the war.” Hungary’s six-party united opposition has highlighted Fidesz’s close affiliations to the Kremlin, but that may not matter in Hungary’s rural heartlands where both support for Orban and fears of regional instability run strong.
“Every step Orbán takes ahead of the elections is focused on winning,” Pál Dániel Rényi, a Hungarian journalist and author tells TIME. “Hungary is heading into a massive recession, the Prime Minister is power obsessed, and he isn’t going to do anything that won’t work in his favour.” If the price is isolation even from Poland that appears to be fine with Orban.
because Poland’s President Andrzej Duda didn’t want to appear alongside him, given Hungary’s ambiguous stance on the Russian invasion.a former Hungarian opposition lawmaker and early member of Fidesz , says that in recent years the Russia issue was swept under the carpet as attention focused on Poland and Hungary’s crusade against Brussels’ commitment to liberalism and harmony.
Now, however, the invasion has become a big issue between Hungary and Poland, highlighting their different policies, she says. “Poland is aligned with the Baltics; they have the same threat perception, while Orban is looking for more allies to support his position on Russia such as Bulgaria and Serbia.”
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