The President of Ukraine has long asked the Prime Minister of Hungary to choose: Will he support Russia and Vladimir Putin, or will he support the country that Putin has invaded.
On Sunday, the Hungarian people are facing their choice: Will they give Prime Minister Viktor Orban renewed confidence, or will they replace him?
The first election in Europe since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine may prove to have ripple effects far beyond Hungary’s borders. The country has long been one of the most Russia-friendly in the EU.
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The fact that the war is raging on the country’s border has apparently not caused the Hungarian Prime Minister to change course. Orban himself has refused to allow weapons to Ukraine to pass through his territory. It is only the latest move in a twelve-year series of increasingly controlling governance.
– Must draw a line
– If you want to analyze this election campaign, you must draw a line by 24 February. As it stands now, Hungary will choose whether to support Europe or Russia. The election campaign has changed completely since the war started, says Andrea Virág in the independent Hungarian organization Republican Institutewho works with political analysis, to CNN.
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The political news site Politico has long branded Orban as Putin’s best friend in Europe. State-controlled media in Hungary have recently pumped out Kremlin-friendly propaganda that could help secure the victory for the incumbent prime minister.
On Sunday, the Hungarians will choose whether the governing party Fidesz will continue to rule the country, or whether it will be the motley crowd of opposition parties, gathered behind the common candidate Péter Márki-Zay.
To the disappointment of Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelensky, however, the polls before the election are ready. It goes towards new years with Orban – the man who is referred to as both right-wing populist and national-conservative Putin friend.
This is despite the fact that both Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have become increasingly critical of Orban’s position in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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