Hungarians to decide between war and peace on Sunday’s elections?

Hungarians will have to decide between war and peace and between the “failed past and a successful future” when they head to the polls on April 3, Máté Kocsis, the group leader of ruling Fidesz said on Thursday, presenting his party’s platform on news channel M1 within the timeframe allotted under election campaign rules.

Under campaign rules, representatives of national parties and party alliances each had the opportunity to introduce their election programmes in 5-minute live interviews broadcast by a public media channel over the past three weeks.

Kocsis told M1 that

only ruling Fidesz could guarantee the protection of Hungary’s security, pensions and pensioners.

“Only Fidesz will maintain the family support schemes and will be able to keep the country’s economy going in a time of a crisis,” he said.

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Voters on April 3 will have to reject the left’s proposal that Hungary should send weapons and troops to Ukraine, Kocsis told M1 and public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió, underscoring the importance of Hungary staying out of the war.