Hungary’s opposition parties have criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Friday speech in which he claimed that the wave of immigration experienced by Europe is a consequence of a left-wing conspiracy in betrayal of Europe.
Responding to the Prime Minister’s speech, delivered to Christian intellectuals, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said Mr. Orbán “has no credibility” in his assertion that he would turn to the people in connection with the migrant crisis. “If Orbán were indeed serious about protecting a Europe of nation states, he would make every effort to advocate a European referendum instead of a European debate on this issue,” the party said. “But Fidesz has disabled this direct democratic institution in Hungary,” Jobbik said.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the Friday conference, organised by three pro-government civil society organisations (photo: Sándor Csudai/magyarhirlap.hu)
The opposition left-liberal Együtt party said the Prime Minister had not only put forward “a nonsense conspiracy theory” but even “told a lie” because the policy steps he has taken have not resolved the migrant crisis. “Orbán has not solved anything at all; rather, he has merely transferred the burden and responsibility of resolving the common problem onto others via his inhumane and coward policies.” Együtt added that the Hungarian government should abide by Brussels’ quota system and design a new migration policy to ease Hungary’s labour force problems caused by the approaching “demographic crisis”.
via hungarymatters.hu
photo: mno.hu (Jobbik leader Gábor Vona, second from the left, and Együtt’s Viktor Szigetvári, third from the left)