Fidesz campaign chief says approach to migration stake of 2018 election

Budapest, May 11 (MTI) – Hungary’s approach to migration will be the historic stake of the 2018 general election, the campaign chief of ruling Fidesz told daily Magyar Idők on Thursday.

“If a country makes a wrong decision on migration, it cannot be corrected later. The opposition parties which believe in multiculturalism and are at the mercy of their billionaire financiers have already joined the pro-migration choir of Brussels and are only waiting for a chance to act,” MEP András Gyürk said.

Over the past few weeks, the opposition staged a “dress rehearsal” for their election campaign in the streets of Budapest, and in many cases “the aggressive and rough tone” of these demonstrations foreshadowed the nature of their campaign, he said.

“The dress rehearsal, however, backfired. The opposition turned out to be more divided and more fragmented than ever while the nationalist side is united and determined,” he said, calling the “sweeping success” of the ongoing “national consultation” public survey a reaction to the recent events.