Viktor Orban explains national interests: - I do not represent the globalist elite
By Inyheter- Helge Lurås - Editor - October 13, 2024 | 20:51
Hungary's long-standing, conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orban irritates his "globalist-oriented" political colleagues from mainly Western European countries.
Se also during the European Parliament session in Strasbourg this week. Both in his speech in parliament and in a press conference, Orban told what he thought the task of a democratically elected politician was.
He called the left-wing attack on Hungary "left-wing lies" and outright "propaganda".
He addressed Ursula von der Leyen, who was sitting in the chamber, directly, expressing his surprise at her attack on Hungarian politics. Not least because Hungary holds the presidency of the EU for this six-month period and has sought a line of cooperation.
At a press conference, Orban commented on the controversies. Here it is about who you, as a politician, work on behalf of. It was a typical realpolitik position Orban advocated. "I am here to represent the national interests of Hungary," Orban said, continuing:
“And on the basis of that I will seek agreements, compromise, whatever is necessary...with the leaders of the other nations, who represent the interests of their own nations. So I'm not representing the globalist elite here. Or the European bureaucrats. Or someone just floating in the clouds,” Orban said, gesturing.
“It's not my job. I stand firmly on a platform of national interests." And Orban is calling on other leaders to do the same, on behalf of their country. "Hungary first," Orban with reference to Trump's "America First" slogan,