EP elections – LMP, Momentum, Jobbik campaign in western Europe

The opposition LMP, Momentum and Jobbik parties recently wrapped up campaigns in London, Munich and Vienna, respectively, calling on Hungarians living there to take part in the European Parliament elections, the top candidates of Momentum and Jobbik said on Monday.

Jobbik’s Márton Gyöngyösi told a press conference he held jointly with Momentum‘s Katalin Cseh that at stake in the May 26 election was whether Hungarians would allow Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to “drive Hungary out of the European Union and isolate Hungary within the community of European states, turning it into a lagging, impoverished country”.

Gyöngyösi said

Europeans needed to engage in “quality debates” on the reform of the EU, warning against the dangers of “circles organised by Viktor Orbán, among others, tearing down the bloc”.

Asked about Jobbik potentially cooperating with other opposition parties, Gyöngyösi said there would be more room for coordinating and working together with the other parties in the autumn local elections, adding that his party was ready to do so.