Hungary’s political future turns on 2018 election, says Socialist MEP Ujhelyi

Budapest, May 9 (MTI) – The 2018 general election is going to decide whether Hungary carries on along the path of the European Union or sides with Putin’s Russia, István Ujhelyi, MEP and deputy leader of the Socialist Party, said on Tuesday.

Speaking at a press briefing in front of the Parliament, Ujhelyi noted that May 9 is Europe Day, a cause for celebration throughout the bloc. In Hungary, however, the EU flag adorns Parliament only if the Socialists hang it from a window, he said.

Ujhelyi said that László Botka, the Socialists’ prime minister-candidate, would present a pro-European agenda in his programme, and Hungary’s next parliament, composed of a majority of European-oriented democrats, would return the EU flag to the building.

“Instead of waging a war on Brussels, our programme would envisage introducing the euro, creating a fair society and participating in the EU reforms,” he said.