Expanding on this, Prime Minister Orbán listed the consequences Hungary would face without the Fidesz-KDNP alliance: “If there’s no Fidesz, then there’s war. If there’s no Fidesz, Fidesz-KDNP, then there are migrants—a lot of them. If there’s no Fidesz, there’s no one million jobs. If there’s no Fidesz, today there would be 200,000 fewer Hungarian children in our lives. If there’s no Fidesz, there’s no secure retirement, no tax benefits for children, no first home for young people. If there’s no Fidesz, there’s no party.”
Prime Minister Orbán emphasized that his political mission has never been about simply governing well. “I did not set out to merely run a government that functions effectively. Others could do that,” he stated. “What I set out to do, secretly, was to change the fate of the Hungarian people—what others had planned for us. After the First World War, they wanted us to remain small and poor. I want Hungarians to be great and rich—and I’m not finished yet.”
This broader vision is tightly linked to the international situation. The prime minister issued a grave warning about the threat posed by continued war in Ukraine, stressing that Hungary has a vested interest in Ukrainian stability. He used a clear analogy: the value of one’s land depends not only on the land itself but on the condition of the neighbor’s property. “A stable Ukraine is in our interest. We’re providing help—it hurts that some of it is stolen—but we’re doing what we must. The war doesn’t strengthen Ukraine; it destroys it. Only peace can make Ukraine strong.”
Prime Minister Orbán criticized the European Union’s wartime strategy, arguing that massive financial aid to Ukraine has been squandered. “€270 billion has been sent—enough to rebuild or modernize an entire country,” he said, suggesting that these funds could have been used more effectively elsewhere, such as in North Africa to curb migration.
He reiterated Hungary’s opposition to escalating military involvement. “We’re not at a simple press conference here; we’re at an anti-war rally. The war is knocking on our door, and we must not open it.”
Reflecting on past attempts to shift EU war policy, the prime minister revealed he had twice proposed strategic change—once after Donald Trump’s election, and again following talks between the U.S. and Russian presidents. “Now I ask you again—let us turn around and support the American president’s peace efforts. Peace is cheaper than war.”
Finally, Prime Minister Orbán underscored the urgency of reorganizing Central European cooperation through the V3-V4 formats. This, he said, is essential not only to defend against Brussels’ sanctions but also to preserve regional autonomy. “Their threats are losing force,” he said. “We need V3 so we can laugh at them.”