Rogán responded to remarks by László Botka, the opposition Socialist Party’s prime ministerial candidate, telling a Reuters conference on Wednesday that, if elected to power, he would “dismantle the fence as soon as European Union border protection controls are in place and the situation in the Middle East calms down”.

Rogán said Botka’s remarks demonstrated that Hungary’s political left has clearly assigned themselves to serving Brussels’ policy of promoting migration in line with US financier George Soros’ concept.

The Hungarian government will not yield to any pressure to change its migration policy, it will maintain the fence along its southern border and keep the transit zones closed, Rogán said.

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