‘DRAGGED INTO WAR’ — OR PEACE

by Martina Moyski • ChurchMilitant.com • April 2, 2022 0 Comments

Hungary's 'Hungary-first' elections

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The eyes of the world are on Hungary — not just because of its high-stakes election on April 3, but also due to the country's "Hungary-first" approach as war rages across its border in Ukraine.

Church Militant's Martina Moyski tells us how this small central European country, the size of Indiana, is making big decisions for peace and its own survival.

Prime minister Viktor Orbán: "I will do my best to help Ukrainians because they have been attacked and are in trouble. ... We can do everything we can, but they cannot ask us to become bankrupt to help them."

Hungarians are heading to the polls on April 3 in what many are calling the most momentous election in 30 years. In one corner stands Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of the Fidesz party, seeking a fourth consecutive term. In the opposite corner is United for Hungary — an alliance of six opposition parties represented by Péter Márki-Zay.

A faux Catholic and self-identified conservative, Márki-Zay backs the European Union over Hungary and favors the LGBT agenda.

The campaign has been dominated by such issues, but now the handling of the Ukraine war has emerged as a key issue. Orbán has said, "We must prevent ourselves from being dragged into this war. ... This is not our war. ... We need peace," even while Hungary is taking in record numbers of refugees.

Orbán's position is under attack by the opposition, the West and the president of Ukraine himself.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president, Ukraine: "Hungary, I want to stop here and be honest. ... You have to decide for yourself whom you are with."

While Márki-Zay is collaborating with leftist forces in Ukraine to topple Orbán, Hungary is defending its position.

Péter Szijjártó, minister of foreign affairs and trade, Hungary: "We decided not to send troops to the war, not to send weapons, and we do not allow weapon transit through Hungary. ... If we had decided in favor of any of these three, we would have put enormous risk on Hungary and Hungarian people."

The fate of Hungary is now in the hands of voters, as the country once again faces a historic moment.

Despite the Left's smear campaign to show Orbán as a puppet of Putin, polls are showing that most Hungarians want to keep their nation out of the war and protect its energy security.