The campaign season in Hungary began on Saturday, allowing candidates to begin collecting voters. Both municipal and European Parliament elections are set to take place on June 9th concurrently, a decision made by the Fidesz party to reduce expenses.
War or peace is at stake in the June 9 election. Only peace is the solution, and only Fidesz is the guarantee for peace, the leader of the Fidesz EP group told public radio in an interview on Sunday, referring to the election manifesto issued by the governing party.
We must fight, we must protect the peace and security of the Hungarian people. We must protect our economic achievements, we must protect our families and especially our children. So that they also understand in Brussels: no migration, no gender, no war, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his speech at Fidesz s campaign-launch event.
The lead candidate for the Fidesz EP electoral list does not rule out that a large right-wing, conservative, sovereignist EP group that includes Fidesz and the Christian Democrats will be formed.