How did the world react to Fidesz’s suspension from the EPP?

The decision of the European People’s Party to suspend Fidesz’s membership for the time being could be a humiliating decision and a clever trick at the same time. However, according to journals all over the world, Viktor Orbán still wants to be part of the family, which is seen as cold and calculating political manipulation.

The news of the week certainly seems to be that Hungarian ruling party Fidesz was suspended from the European People’s Party, so close to the European Parliament elections. It was heavily featured in the media in Hungary and abroad as well – reports Privatbankar.

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Die Welt

According to the German paper, Die Welt, the European People’s Party humiliated Orbán with their decision. The conservative German daily newspaper explained that now, Fidesz no longer has rights in the party but still has to support it.

“Orbán always says that he is a proud Hungarian, but as such, he never should have accepted such humiliation and instead should have put a stop to it on his own. But since this is not what had happened, it suggests that Orbán desperately needs the EPP and still wants to use the conservative party connected to many important heads of state as a power base. He does not want to stand in the dirty corner with Le Pen and the others.”

According to Die Welt, the EPP should have expelled Fidesz a long time ago, as the Hungarian government’s actions have not been in accordance with the party’s fundamental values, as shown by numerous investigations. Nevertheless, the EPP decided to set up another committee to investigate keeping to the fundamental values.

On the other hand, Die Welt also praised Manfred Weber for this brilliant trick.

The paper explained that this decision suggests authority and a strong stance towards Orbán’s politics while giving Fidesz the chance to make changes and re-join the party at the same time.

It is not necessarily clean, but certainly a smart decision when it comes to power politics.