Addressing supporters, Prime Minister Orbán recalled that he had last stood on the same stage in March 2010, shortly before the election that resulted in a two-thirds parliamentary majority. He thanked residents for their continued support and pointed to the city’s development over the past decade and a half.
The prime minister noted that the major projects requested by Kaposvár’s leadership in 2010—including road improvements, university development, hospital upgrades, and the renovation of the city’s theater—have all been completed. Over the past sixteen years, he added, more than 50 major investments worth over HUF 200 billion have arrived in the city, and a new project creating 400 jobs has recently been agreed upon.
Prime Minister Orbán emphasized that these developments reflect a broader national strategy built around a work-based economy. In 2010, about 3.6 million people were employed in Hungary; today that number stands at 4.7 million.
“If we get four more years,” PM Orbán said, “Hungary will become a country where five million people work.”
He stressed that the government’s vision is not only about employment figures but about restoring the dignity of work. In the country this government has built, he said, a person’s standing should depend on the quality of their work rather than their background or formal credentials.
Turning to foreign policy, Prime Minister Orbán said Hungary’s current position is rooted in the “pro-peace alliance” formed with voters in the 2022 election. Because of that mandate, he argued, Hungary has managed to stay out of the war despite growing pressure across Europe to provide military and financial support to Ukraine.
The prime minister warned that Ukraine has now become an unexpected factor in the campaign by presenting demands to Hungary, including abandoning affordable Russian energy and providing further financial support.
“We do not want anything bad for the Ukrainians,” PM Orbán said. “We only ask that they do not want anything bad for us either.” Hungary, he explained, needs affordable energy to ensure that families can maintain the living standards they have achieved in recent years.
Prime Minister Orbán also argued that the financial arrangements currently being discussed in Europe could leave future generations with the burden of repaying loans taken to finance the war. “If those loans are never repaid, then not only this generation but our children and grandchildren will have to pay,” he said.
Referring to a conversation earlier in the day with Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó in Brussels, PM Orbán said Hungary is under significant pressure ahead of an upcoming European summit.
“Hungary can only hold its position if the Hungarian people support the national government,” the prime minister said.
PM Orbán noted, the election will ultimately decide whether Hungary can preserve its economic achievements, living standards, and independence.
“We will never allow anyone to take away what belongs to you,” he said. “What belongs to Hungarians must remain with Hungarians.”
Above all, Prime Minister Orbán stressed that Hungary’s future depends on maintaining peace. Keeping the country out of the war, he said, will remain the government’s most important task in the years ahead.