Zsolt Molnár said that unless Orbán can prove the existence of such a scheme associated with US billionaire George Soros, the ruling parties should stay away from the upcoming parliamentary election because “they have been feeding obvious lies to the Hungarian public”.

The Socialist politician added that other opposition members of the committee, delegated by green LMP and radical nationalist Jobbik, also agreed with his proposal to hear the prime minister on the subject.

Fidesz group leader Gergely Gulyás told a press conference on a different subject that Orbán would not appear before the committee, and added that the body “does not need to pursue a political witch hunt”.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.