Jobbik’s Márton Gyöngyösi noted that during the 1980s, Soros funded bursaries for almost all of the founders of the ruling Fidesz party.

“Don’t you think it is hypocritical, opportunistic and dishonest to turn against your former protector?” he asked Orbán, who replied that during the anti-Communist movement the democratic opposition had received funding from various sources and this had never been a secret.

“It’s great that George Soros at the time mobilised his forces against communism to help its collapse and the withdrawal of the Soviet army,” Orbán said, adding that this had nothing to do with the current migrant crisis.

“There are certain international forces who are working on bringing to Hungary ... and to other countries of the European Union as many migrants as possible,” he said.

“No matter what his past merits are ... what he is doing now goes against Hungary’s national interests ...” he added.

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