Orban told Austrian news portal oe24.at in an interview published on Sunday, that the coming elections will be the first time that the nations of Europe vote on a common issue: Migration.
The movement of people is an issue that concerns the entire European continent and it will be the focus of the election campaign everywhere, Orban underscored.
Those who want to preserve and protect their national identity and Christian traditions, could be given a stronger voice, because Europe belongs to Europeans, he noted.
“We have a culture and we have our religions and values. Religious freedom is important to us,” Orban said. “But if we do not clearly state our expectations then they will not respect our culture and our culture will perish. And chaos will arise,” he added.
In the interview, Orban also mentioned that he always spends Christmas with his family. “In Hungary family comes first,” he said.
Orban pointed out that the European Union which Hungary joined was “Helmut Kohl’s Europe”, since the German chancellor did not want to see Brussels “become an imperium”. He expressed hope that “we will return to Kohl’s Europe”. Only then will the project be successful, he said.
The prime minister singled out Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, and said the Austrians should be happy to have a “young but experienced” chancellor. He said Austria’s EU presidency is characterised by diplomatic elegance and bravery.
Orban once again explained how George Soros, with his large network, finances many NGOs. He added that the EU also financed several of Soros’ NGOs – and these NGOs take part in politics.
Orban’s ruling Fidesz-led alliance’s base has strengthened while support for the opposition has waned since the spring general election, according to the latest poll released by the Nezopont Institute on Saturday.
Fully 54 percent of decided voters expressed their support for Fidesz, according to the poll completed between November 26 and December 15 with anti-government protests already under way, Nezopont said. This is up 7 percent since the general election held in April.
Jobbik dropped altogether 6 percent over the past eight months, while core support for the opposition Socialist Party’s alliance with Parbeszed stayed level at 11 percent. The Democratic Coalition’s core support slightly strengthened since April, to stand at 7 percent while it was 4 percent each for LMP and Momentum. Mi Hazank, the party formed by former Jobbik politicians, and the satirical Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP) each firmed their support to 3 percent.
Among all voters, support for Fidesz was 38 percent, while Jobbik was at 9 percent, Socialist-Parbeszed at 6 percent and DK at 4 percent. It was 2 percent each for LMP, Momentum and MKKP and 1 percent for Mi Hazank.
Nezopont conducted the poll by asking 2 000 people in personal interviews.