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PM Orbán: Von der Leyen and Weber are trying to 'topple sovereigntist Hungarian government'

The prime minister said there is an attempt to topple the Hungarian government and replace it with Klara Dobrev of the European Socialists, while the EPP wanted the Tisza Party and its leader, Peter Magyar, in government.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio on Friday that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European People's Party leader Manfred Weber are seeking to "topple the sovereigntist Hungarian government" and replace it with a "Brussels-style administration".

Referring to the recent debate in the European Parliament before which he also briefed MEPs and EU officials about Hungary's EU presidency, PM Orbán said contributors had "ignored the facts, were full of hate, and unbothered about Europe and the European people".

The debate, he added, was directed towards toppling the Hungarian government and replacing it with Klara Dobrev of the European Socialists, while the EPP wanted the Tisza Party and its leader, Peter Magyar, in government.

It was made clear they wanted this coalition, "and the marriage took place before our eyes", he said.

Both were ready to fulfil Brussels' demands for Hungary to get involved in the war in Ukraine and back its migration policy, which would "let migrants in", scrap family and child protection laws, and also enter economic and trade wars.