Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held his 23rd annual evaluation on February 12, 2022. After two years, the Prime Minister summarized Hungary's situation again, and the event also coincides with the official start of the parliamentary election campaign.
"Since time immemorial, Hungarians have not been spoken to like this"
At the beginning of his speech, Viktor Orbán said, "We who have gathered here today are different people, but we have one thing in common. We are Hungarians, whose common passion is Hungary". He added: "however, according to the left, we are mushrooms and they keep us in the dark, and according to the left, we are already drunk and brainwashed at 10, and because we are Fidesz, we are also aberrant." He recalled:
the left has calculated that there are too many gays and too few Jews. You can only put together such a mess if you've messed around"
said Viktor Orbán. He underlined: "since time immemorial, Hungarians have not been spoken to like this. People can't believe their ears," said the prime minister. "If this is a strategy, then it is a world patent. No matter how you look at it, it's embarrassing, not a little, but a lot. It's embarrassing even for us, even if the left is in the nation like bad luck," he added.
Viktor Orbán: Gyurcsány and Bajnai are preparing to return to power
In his speech, the Prime Minister also mentioned, "Gyula Horn is turning in his grave, Medgyessy can't help but look away, the members of the SZDSZ are staring at the toes of their shoes in confusion. It doesn't bother only Gyurcsány and Bajnai, after all, they brought this whole Gyurcsány show onto the neck of the country". As the Prime Minister put it, "The Gyurcsánys have put it on the stage in front of them, don't let it appear that they are actually preparing to return".
The leaders of Hungary's most corrupt government, Gyurcsány and Bajnai, confirmed by a mushroom expert. This would be the big team applying to govern Hungary. This is the left's offer for Hungary"
underlined the Prime Minister.
What is ahead?
What is forward and what is backward? - this is what I will talk about now. We have left two difficult years behind us. A pandemic, waves of migration, an energy crisis, outbursts of imperial anger in Brussels, the cool breath of the Cold War on the back of our necks, and the unsettling shadow of war over Eastern and Central Europe, explained Orbán. According to the Prime Minister, in this situation we had to organize protection against the coronavirus, in this situation we had to restart the economy, replace lost jobs, provide support and a handhold to young people, families and the elderly. Together, this is a lot, let alone a task. Thanks to the doctors, János Áder and his wife for their superhuman work in helping the orphaned children, said the Prime Minister.
The country's ability to act was not in danger
The virus has put the country's politics and the state under pressure, the prime minister said. Viktor Orbán explained that the parliament was sitting continuously. Health care and state administration performed outstandingly, and the government remained united. The country's ability to act was not in danger, explained the Prime Minister.
Hungary was attacked not only by the virus, but also by the left, hoping to overthrow the government. When it was necessary to close, they demanded opening, when it was necessary to open, then closing. They proclaimed a dictatorship, organized discrediting campaigns abroad, spread fake videos, fake and scary news"
Viktor Orbán reminded. This is gross irresponsibility, or even more. During a deadly pandemic, using the fear of families to overthrow the government is more than a crime, but the judgment will come for this too, he added. The Hungarian farm built since 2010 was also examined. We gave work instead of aid, and despite the virus epidemic, there have never been as many people working as now, he added.
Viktor Orbán emphasized that Hungarian exports also had an outstanding year in 2021. The Prime Minister also spoke about the fact that, despite the crisis, the value of Hungarian capital investments also increased. Mol is expanding in Poland, OTP is in the entire Balkans, and a Hungarian company can build the Indonesian road system, he added.
"The country worked for 12 years to make amends for the historical crimes of the left"
The greatest achievement of the Hungarian economy is that families did not have to apply the handbrake: they received the sja refund.
The 13th month pension is not only an economic weapon, but also real compensation. We are returning what the Gyurcsány-Bajnai government took away.
The country worked for 12 years to make amends for the historical crimes of the left, he added.
Economic success
Orbán explained that even during the crisis we followed our own path and applied the Matolcsy-Varga recipe. We took a risk and
In 2021, the economy grew by 7 percent and we have overcome the previous decline. The public debt was kept below 80 percent, while in many Western European countries it rose above 100 percent. Despite the epidemic, the minimum wage will increase by 20% in 2022, and taxes on labor will decrease by 4%.
We brought the great national agreement under the roof, which included the trade unions, the employers, the government, and the parliament that ratified the agreement. Except, of course, the left, which did not vote for anything.
The left did not vote for the coronavirus law, the credit moratorium, the minimum wage increase, the tax exemption for those under 25, and the tax cuts. I hope the voters don't vote for them in the election
said the prime minister.
"The Gyurcsány-Bajna government followed a completely different path"
Viktor Orbán explained that the Gyurcsány-Bajna government followed a completely different path than us. They went backwards. They took away the 13th month's pension, took away one month's salary, one year's allowance, canceled the home building program, the tax discount for families and also made health care pay. They doubled the price of electricity and tripled the price of residential natural gas. But there is still time for the dog, now on April 3rd you can submit the bill to them. With sufficient modesty, but with confidence, we can say that we did not give up our goals even during the epidemic, therefore
we are coming out of the current crisis stronger than when we entered it.
said the Prime Minister.
"War must be avoided"
Will there be a war? asked the prime minister. The big boys are also there in the Balkans, and all this at our borders, he added. Even today, 665 soldiers are stationed in the Balkans. The solution to this situation is rapid EU membership. Hungary has become stronger in recent years, and we do not stand idly by as Brussels and Berlin make bad Balkan policies.
Our interest is peace and EU membership of the region, so there is no question of any superpower arrogance. We must act together with the Balkans"
he added. In the case of Ukraine, war must also be avoided, because this is also in Hungary's interest. In the event of a war, millions of refugees would arrive, he added.
The war, whether cold or hot, has brought only trouble and suffering to Central Europe, he said. That is why I undertook a peace mission in Moscow, added the prime minister. It is to the benefit of all of us that the European leaders give each other the door handle in Moscow, he said.
If we are not strong enough, we will not be safe
Until the European military force is adequate, the United States and Russia will decide on the situation on the continent, said the prime minister. That is why an independent European force and a strong Hungarian army are necessary, he added. The gun money you just received is a good expression of appreciation, but it is not enough.
None of our allies will sell their skins for our country, if we are not strong enough, we will not be safe”
said the prime minister.
When the left governs, there is no money
Will there be money? The Iron Lady said: the problem with socialists is that they always run out of other people's money. And indeed, first of all, they take the money away from those who worked for it with high taxes. This is spent quickly, so loans have to be taken out, which they want to pay back with the money they take from the people again with even higher taxes. In the end, the taxes and the debt are in the sky, and the economy is collapsing under the heavy weight on the ground.
Unemployment, austerity, debt mountain, IMF. No money. When the left governs, there is no money. This is always the end of the note"
- reminded the Prime Minister.
Viktor Orbán on fuel prices: The price STOP has worked here as well, so we are extending it for another 3 months
Viktor Orbán explained that four stops were introduced in various areas of economic life. Utility STOP, fuel price STOP, interest STOP and food price STOP. This has not happened in Hungary for 30 years.
Today, the situation is that in the European Union, the price of electricity is the lowest, the price of gas is the third lowest, and the price of fuel is the fifth lowest in Europe.
Today we pay HUF 480 for fuel, without price STOP we would be well over HUF 500. The price STOP has worked here as well, so we will extend it for another 3 months, announced Viktor Orbán.
Brussels' policy has failed, a new plan is needed!
Family subsidies will be preserved and expanded, and families will be protected, this is what we are looking forward to - said the prime minister. In the case of inflation, there is another policeman: Brussels. According to Orbán, Brussels has left the energy sector at the mercy of energy speculators. The setting of prices has slipped out of the hands of the Brussels bureaucrats, and they cannot solve the crisis that has developed. Hungarian energy prices will stay with us for years to come, he added.
We acted on time regarding the Russian gas contract. Now Brussels wants to impose car and housing tax. Brussels' policy has failed, a new plan is needed!
underlined the prime minister.
Epidemic situation
Regarding the epidemic situation, he said that the Operative Tribe was one of the first to be established in Hungary, and one of the first to vaccinate people, and one of the first to restart the country. In the area of hospitals, gratuities were abolished and private and public services were separated, and doctors' salaries were regulated. And all this in the midst of a pandemic, he added. No one can guarantee that new and new epidemics will not break out, but the Hungarian healthcare and pharmaceutical industry is fully armed to welcome the waves of epidemics.
Migration
Will there be another wave of migrants at our borders? asked the prime minister. Not only will it be, it is. Hundreds of people try to enter Hungary by force every day. Last year, 122,000, and this January, more than 12,000. The reason for this is that we are the last fortress in Europe, and therefore we have already spent 600 billion on defense, he added. We stopped György Soros's troops at the southern border, while Hunyadi's at Nándorfehérvár, said the prime minister.
Orbán: The actors of the Gyurcsány show will open the borders
Viktor Orbán also spoke about how the left sees immigration and the disappearance of nation-states as a historical necessity. Europe is in big trouble because of the international situation. Latin Christianity cannot stand on its own feet and that is why the peoples of the Balkans are needed. The Hungarian defense lines will only stand on the border as long as we are in government. The Gyurcsánys made it clear, I quote: migrants "don't hurt anyone", in fact, they too would "become Hungarian" in 1-2 generations, so it is important that those who come here "feel good".
The prime minister explained
if we let the pro-migrant Brussels bureaucrats help the ridiculous and dangerous actors of the Gyurcsány show to become the government, then they will open the borders. And once they're let in, there's no going back.
It will be such an open society that even our grandchildren will moan if they are still here at all, he added.
"The father is a man, the mother is a woman, and leave our children alone!"
Viktor Orbán explained that "we will not give in here, we will protect our children with a referendum on April 3rd. The father is a man, the mother is a woman, and leave our children alone!” underlined the Hungarian Prime Minister.
"The nation won over class, private property over socialist property"
Viktor Orbán explained that I have been working with them for 30 years, and I see that at the bottom of the differences lies the fact that we experienced and therefore interpret the end of the Cold War differently than the Western countries that were not occupied by the Soviets, including America.
We lived in the dictatorship and fought for freedom.
We, the small Central European nations, won the Cold War. The nation won over class, private property over socialist property. They think liberal democracy has won, and the global world has won, said the prime minister. György Soros is honestly their hero, and that's why we don't get to the bottom line in the matter of the rule of law and democracy, he added. They are waging a jihad under the rule of law, and strength must be shown here, said the prime minister.
Viktor Orbán explained that we do not want to become like Brussels. There is no point in covering up the differences. The most important thing is whether we want to stay together. The Union only has a future if we can keep the EU together despite cultural alienation, Orbán said.
We do not expect Hungarian migrant and family policy to be raised to EU level, but the reverse is also true. This is the only way to reach an agreement
he said.
Viktor Orbán: This election is about Gyurcsány and Bajnai wanting to return
This election is about the fact that Gyurcsány and Bajnai want to return - underlined the Prime Minister. He recalled: Ferenc Gyurcsány announced yesterday that they are ready to return. And when he returns, he will take us back to where we have already been, and where we do not want to go. said Viktor Orbán. Let's recall how disappointing the new capital management was, and they got their chance after nine years. Nonetheless
chaos, congestion, dirt, pomp and laziness. Gyurcsány's people got into the cash register, and Bajnai operates the commission system. They go backwards, not forwards"
said the Prime Minister.
In a calm, it is enough if someone is tall and likes to sleep for a long time
added the prime minister. But under a storm signal, a strong hand is necessary, sailing is our passion. we know the waves and the sea, he added. We steered in a huge wind and we know where we want to go: forward and not backward, said Viktor Orbán.
"For the fourth time since 2010, they want to sell us the tale of the renewed left"
Viktor Orbán said that Gyurcsány also started as a savior, but the current situation reminds him more of a televangelist. For the fourth time since 2010, they want to sell us the tale of the renewed left, I trust that the stomachs of Hungarians will not accept this for the fourth time either.
If we beat them now, they won't be able to produce enough minifers to break through.
Mercenaries from Brussels are not deployed for the first time either. My friends! We have never been as strong as now, let's put up our shirts, the campaign has started, and when we come 50 days from now, on April 3, count on the right side - the Prime Minister concluded his words.
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