Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his keynote speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that Hungary is "a laboratory where an antidote for progressive dominance has been developed".
Referring to the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat parties’ fourth consecutive election win, PM Orbán said the country “has been given the fourth dose, and I can report that the patient has made a full recovery”. PM Orbán said Hungary’s “formula against progressive dominance” was free for any other country to use. The first point was to “play according to our own rules because we can win only if we don’t accept solutions and routes offered by others,” PM Orbán said.
National conservatism is another key aspect, he said. “The national cause is not an ideology or a matter of tradition.” Governments have to stand by their voters at all times, “which is why we decided to stop migration and build a wall on the southern border: Hungarians said they didn’t want illegal migrants”. “Progressives want to force their pipe dreams on society, but people do not like leftist fever-dreams in important issues,” he said. The third point, PM Orbán said, was abiding by national interests. “Hungary first, America first” — foreign policy should be defined by national interests, he said.
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