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Hungarian Parliament not yet to vote on ratification of Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO
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The majority of the governing party voted down the MSZP motion that would have set the parliamentary vote on Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership for Tuesday 4 October, according to a Facebook post by the proposer of the motion, Bertalan Tóth.
For a new member state to join NATO, it must be ratified by all existing member states in their parliaments. According to 24.hu, apart from Hungary, Turkey is the only NATO member that has not yet ratified the two countries’ accession to the military alliance.
The Hungarian government tabled a proposal to support Swedish and Finnish accession two and a half months ago, but it has still not been put on the agenda for adoption.
The opposition Socialist Party (MSZP) would have accelerated the adoption of the two proposals and asked for them to be put on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting.
This was rejected by Speaker László Kövér on his own authority, and when the MSZP asked for an open vote on the issue, he voted it down together with the Fidesz majority.
FIDESZ do not want to upset the puppet masters in Moscow
Our Politicians are generally so vocal! What on Earth could have happened? Soros? Brussels Bureacrats? Liberal Leftist Elite? Or is it just … our Politicians dragging their heels?
Balance of power is important. Sweden and Finland survived without joining NATO or EU. There is no reason to change balance.
Playing selfish games at the expense of an institution that is key to our national security.
Why not? Prove we are a nation of strong principles (keep that money coming!)?