Róna: West Wanted To Topple Hungarian PM Orbán

  • 20 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
Róna: West Wanted To Topple Hungarian PM Orbán
"German Chancellor Angela Merkel and “Western politicians lined up behind her” seriously weighed the option of toppling Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, economist Péter Róna told weekly 168 Óra in an interview, Magyar Hírlap reports.

However, the January Peace March in support of the government showed that the “removal” of Orbán would entail much more risks for Germany and the EU than if he were left in his place, Róna said.

He added that Orbán overshot the mark on March 15 as his words had negative repercussions in Western Europe."

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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