Hungary heads for ‘Hexit’ following vote in Budapest parliament

Orban’s Hungary votes to abolish current EU Parliament and end “ever closer union”

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Viktor Orban will now be on a war footing with Ursula von der Leyen

A Facts4EU.Org special report in conjunction with CIBUK.Org
from our Hungarian team member

In an historic vote in the Hungarian parliament in Budapest yesterday (19 July 2022), MPs passed a motion which almost guarantees an eventual path to ‘Hexit’, if the decisions are carried through.

The anti-EU motion was typically uncompromising in its language and is likely to sour even further the already toxic relations between Budapest and Brussels.

Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

Yesterday's vote in the Hungarian parliament

Amongst other things the motion contained the following:-

An end to “ever closer union” in the treaties
An end to an elected EU parliament
The treaties should explicitly recognise “Europe’s Christian roots and culture”
A ban on the EU borrowing any more money
A statement that European democracy has been led into a “dead end”

[Source: Hungarian National Assembly, Tues 19 July 2022.]

The Orban family - Credit: Viktor Orban. Click to enlarge

The EU Commission will be apoplectic when they read what Hungarian MPs voted for

The Commission is already taking Hungary to the EU’s ‘Court of Justice’ for numerous alleged breaches of EU laws and values. Hungary’s funds from the EU to offset the damaging effect of the Covid-19 crisis are being withheld by the Commission. There have also been been calls by Brussels to suspend all the usual payments to Budapest in respect of its EU membership.

Whilst the Hungarian National Assembly’s motion does not call for ‘Hexit’ – an exit from the EU – it makes demands which the EU Commission could not possibly accept, as to do so would be tantamount to a complete reversal of the Commission’s ‘projekt’ to unify the 27 countries into one superstate: ‘The United States of Europe’.

The resolution was adopted with 130 votes in favour, 50 against and 7 abstentions.

The unelected Ursula - versus Viktor with the largest democratic mandate in the EU

In all of this the EU Commission and its President Ursula von der Leyen have one small problem.

Not one of the EU Commissioners – not even its President – were elected by a public vote. They were all nominated and appointed.

Conversely, in this year’s Hungarian general election Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party romped home with 54.1% of the public vote.

The size of his victory is something that any UK political party can only dream of.

Right: Hungary's electoral map after the elections this year

To put this into context, Boris Johnson’s Conservatives won the 2019 general election with 43.6% of the vote, giving him a majority of some 80 MPs. If he had won 54.1% of the popular vote like Viktor Orban, then under the UK’s first-past-the-post system the Labour benches in the House of Commons would have been decimated.

Where is Hungary headed?

Hungary joined the EU in 2004 along with Poland and several other east European countries, in the largest single enlargement the EU has ever seen.

Since it joined the European Union, Hungary has increasingly been put on ‘the naughty step’ by the EU Commission. The issues are many and various, including ‘rule of law’, independence of the judiciary, independence of the media, denial to US billionaire George Soros’s pro-immigration organisations to operate in Hungary, and the focus on Christian family rights and values.

Observations

The EU Commission's hypocrisy

When Viktor Orban ordered the construction of a border fence in 2015 to keep out illegal migrants, the EU Commission’s condemnations knew no bounds. Subsequently Orban allowed the migrants passage through Hungary to Austria and then on to Germany.

In 2015 thanks to Angela Merkel, the EU took in the highest number of ‘irregular migrants’ ever.

Now the EU is helping to fund the construction of such fences and walls in several EU member countries. How times change.

The good, the bad, and the ugly

Like so many things in life, the actions of the Hungarian government are something of a curate’s egg.

Facts4EU.Org is a staunch advocate of freedom of speech and we have concerns over the Magyar government’s curtailment of media which oppose it. We also strongly oppose Hungary’s stance towards both Russia and China, which can only be described as policies of appeasement and self-interest.

On the other hand, readers may well applaud Orban’s stance on traditional family values. They might also agree that the US billionaire George Soros should not be able to finance ‘open borders’ organisations and universities from within Hungary.

Readers may also be interested to know that on Sunday Hungary welcomed a further 13,078 migrants from Ukraine - in a single day. According to the national police headquarters (ORFK), 6,080 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Sunday, while another 6,998 from Ukraine crossed from Romania.

Hungary has been one of the most generous EU countries in letting in Ukrainian refugees escaping the consequences of Putin’s illegal invasion.

Finally, according to the EU Commission, Hungary’s economic growth this year is predicted to be twice the EU average.

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Reader Comments 11

1. Melvyn Thomas , Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 06:20:

Imagine having politicians that believe in their country.

2. Wyn Mansell , Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 06:40:

Melvyn Thomas wish we had,traitors got rid of ours

3. Michael Burnhill , Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 06:52:

Wonder how far they'll get considering Britain is still trying to leave.

4. cairo mick , Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 07:08:

I applaud Orban's stance against the EU. Is he hoping to change them from within (no chance) or to be removed from the EU. Is there financial benefit to Hungary being removed as opposed to voluntarily leave?

5. Ian Stratton , Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 09:55:

They’ve certainly got the right idea! I’m just amazed that Britain, still one of the most powerful, rich country’s, and the mother of democracy, has allowed itself to get as deep into the European project as new Labour took us! Thank god, the majority of people in this country could see where it was heading and voted to leave! It doesn’t say much for the so called ‘ intelligent’ elites in our country, who didn’t have either the vision, or intelligence to see it! So much for education!!

6. LuxuryBalloon , Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 10:31:

Orban should allow the good people of Hungary a referendum on Hexit. Hungary can see that the UK is doing well outside the EU … no reason the same can be true for Hungary.

7. Fred Dawson , Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 17:35:

Only a matter of time before the Hungarians are balloted in a Hexit Referendum.

8. Adam , Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 20:32:

If Truss becomes PM at least she is hawkish towards the EU Sunak is untrustworthy if He can betray Boris Johnson imagine Him doing it to Britain, us Brexiteers must support the person who will keep out the anti-British traitors led by Starmer well away from office the Country cannot allow a Remoaner horde in charge the EU and Biden administration will walk over us if Labour were in Government good luck Hungary you should leave the EU and reclaim your Sovereignty

9. Tania White , Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 21:04:

What tangible benefits Brexit has given us.
Don't say free to dump raw sewage in our rivers; weights & measures; sell sparkling wine in plastic bottles (a joke I hope); risky & why applaud creating MORE waste plastic?
We lose out on Japan, Australia, & New Zealand (question what Johnson SAYS):
No democratic Parliamentary scrutiny.- FTAs which drop our red-lines. Selling out our trades- ie butchery, farming, steel-works, manufacturing, etc.
Where is the sanity in wanting to trade with another side of the world instead of across the channel? Fuel costs and greater emissions from shipping further.
Brexit election fraud.
Search youtube for 'Facebook's role in Brexit — and the threat to democracy'.
Brexit isn't done; we are begging for extensions to grace periods STILL! We lack infrastructure, and our standards are plummeting.
Our goods are checked/tax paid on exports. EU imports; no checks/taxes - open to smuggling.
Tory cuts over 12 years crippling us even before Covid
So much military equipment to Ukraine - we simply don't have enough to protect ourselves.
Prove me wrong in all the above.
I expect a torrent of abuse and no answers.
I love this country and want it to prosper/be proud/truthful

10. cairo mick , Thursday, July 21, 2022, 04:31:

Tania sadly you have fallen for the hype that those who opposed democracy still tout. I am amazed that despite all of the other stuff there that you put Brexit election fraud. I shall just ignore the other stuff because it really doesn't hold water and the anti Ukraine statement (I doubt many will have sympathy with you on that front). Where do you think a huge proportion of your purchases are made...Yep China - I wasn't aware that was in Europe. What you do show is a lack of respect for democracy by trying to show in a Trumpian way that the vote for Brexit was fraud. So therefore not abuse - I think you will find that most of us that actually voted for Brexit don't turn to abuse, but those who opposed it who chuck insults such as racists, xenophobes etc, remainers beat us hands down at that response.

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