Orbán lost Hungary after running on anti-Ukraine hatred, Zelenskyy says
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You cannot keep winning on hatred, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed as he commented on Orbán’s defeat. (Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán lost the parliamentary
election because he built his campaign on hatred toward Ukraine, Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Fakty Tyzhnia on ICTV.
“I’ve said this many times. Many leaders disagreed with me.
You cannot keep winning on hatred. You can win on hatred tactically, but
strategically you will definitely lose. Hungary’s election is Orbán’s strategic
defeat,” Zelenskyy said when asked why Orbán lost and what miscalculation he
had made.
Zelenskyy said he had done everything he could to build
relations with the Hungarian prime minister.
“Even when he put up billboards spreading hatred toward me,
I said that I am the choice of the Ukrainian people, and hatred toward me is a
projection of hatred toward Ukrainians,” the president said.
Zelenskyy added that Orbán “built his campaign on hatred
toward Ukrainians,” and that the Hungarian people showed they did not agree
with it.
Hungary held parliamentary elections on April 12.
With 100% of ballots counted, Péter Magyar’s opposition
Tisza party will hold 141 seats in parliament.
The ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will
hold 52 seats.
Orbán, who had been in power for 16 years, said he accepted
his party’s defeat and congratulated his rival on the victory.
Zelenskyy also congratulated Magyar on his victory in the
parliamentary election. He stressed that Europe and every European country
“must become stronger, and millions of Europeans want cooperation and
stability.”
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