Parties respond to PM Orbán’s opening address

Party leaders responded on Monday to the prime minister’s speech opening the autumn session of parliament, with ruling Fidesz’s group leader focusing on Viktor Orbán’s message on migration while opposition leaders said the Fidesz-led government needed to be replaced in the 2018 general election.

Fidesz

Lajos Kósa, Fidesz’s outgoing parliamentary group leader, said the “Soros plan” was known to “everyone”, adding that Europe should finally take control of its own fate rather than allow it to be shaped by American stock speculators. He said it was “no surprise” that the opposition parties were in favour of immigration and accused them of having “constantly lied” about the issue of migration. Kósa said all of the opposition speakers had denied the existence of the European Union’s mandatory migrant quota scheme, “just as they denied” the existence of the migration issue.

“Now they are denying the existence of the Soros plan,” Kósa said, referring to US financier George Soros.

Jobbik

Opposition Jobbik said that

the government had steered the economy onto a “path of decline” over the past seven years.

Gábor Vona, the party’s leader, said that if Jobbik came to power after next year’s general election, it would enhance the country’s security, hold “criminal politicians” to account and improve the economy. The party president pointed out that the border fence was going to stay even after Orbán’s fall, but Jobbik would also set up an independent border guard service and would not allow rich migrants to settle in Hungary, either. This means that they will put an end to Fidesz’ emergency bond business as well. Mr Vona added that Hungary had been waiting 27 years for politicians being held to account at last. “Mr Prime Minister, you will be the first to answer for your actions!” Vona promised to PM Orbán.