Inaugural session of Hungary’s new parliament: President Áder calls on lawmakers to represent natl interests

President Janos Áder on Monday opened the inaugural session of Hungary’s new parliament, calling on lawmakers to “say yes to national interests.”

In his opening address, Áder called on lawmakers to “say yes to national interests, to the prosperity and security of Hungarians, to fact-based debates and joint successes, but say no to self-serving, myopic politics, serving foreign interests, and to discord and lies.”

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Hungarian voters have expressed their opinion at the general election, which is “politically and legally indisputable”, Áder said. That decision grants legitimacy to the new parliament and government, and must be respected by all, he said.

Áder proposed that

the parliament elect Viktor Orbán as Hungary’s next prime minister.

At talks last week, the president asked Orban to continue to work as Hungary’s prime minister, and the Fidesz leader accepted the nomination, he said.

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Áder noted that the 2022 election has seen more observer missions visiting Hungary and, at the same time, fewer procedures seeking legal remedy, than any other election since 1990. The binding results of the election have never been announced as fast as this time, he said.