Addressing a crowd of some 200 people, Orban said voters should reject to support two political ideals when casting their ballots in the MEP elections on May 25. One is the radical right, politicians of which say that “getting out of the EU would be in Hungary’s interest,” he said, adding that “staying in the EU is not a personal issue, but a matter of common sense.”

The other is the political left which voters must also reject because they want to have Hungary “be part of some sort of a European United States and give up on its interests and on its statehood built on the fundaments laid down by King Saint Stephen,” Orban said.

Those who vote for other lists than Fidesz set a low value on Fidesz’s parliamentary results delivered in April. Should turnout be low and “our opponents will go to the ballots”, that would send a message that a part of our supporters had abandoned us. And this may have an impact on the government’s work in the next four years, Orban said.

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