Orbán: We are in the hands of two women who must reach an agreement – interview

The European Commission “has failed on every front”, from the war to migration, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a newspaper interview, saying the time had come for the rebirth of the right wing, and for that to happen, an agreement between Meloni and Le Pen was needed.

In the interview published on Tuesday in the Italian daily Il Giornale, Orban said his Fidesz party’s European Parliament delegation was ready to join the party family of European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) headed by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

“We are aware of differences of opinion, but Giorgia and I have known each other for years, and she is doing extremely well in government,” he said.

Orban said he expected the European parliamentary elections to bring about a right-wing majority.

“This European Commission has failed on agriculture, war, migration and economy. They must quit,” he said.

Referring to Meloni and Marine Le Pen, the head of France’s National Rally (Rassemblement National, RN), he said:

“We are in the hands of two women who must reach an agreement.”

Put to him that the Fidesz EP group may also consider joining the Identity and Democracy (ID) party family, he said they were mulling multiple options, including setting up a new grouping. “The main goal is to be useful to Europe.”