Hungary vows to avoid fate of Magdeburg in migration stance
“We will never allow Hungary to become another Magdeburg,” declared Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. He was referring to the recent attack at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, highlighting his strong opposition to migration.
In an interview with the public television channel M1, the head of the Hungarian government addressed the recent incident in eastern Germany.
In Magdeburg, a car driven at high speed by a Saudi national, Taleb Abdul Jawad, who had been living in Germany since 2006, ploughed into a crowd at the Christmas market, killing five people and injuring 200.
“We will never allow Hungary to become another Magdeburg,” reiterated Viktor Orban.
Opposition to migration is a crucial aspect of the policy of Hungary's ruling Fidesz party. In response to the 2015 migration crisis, Orban's government erected fences along the borders with Serbia and Croatia.
After the attack in Magdeburg, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto urged Europe to safeguard its values and security. On the X platform, he wrote that Europe “should finally wake up and protect its values, way of life, and security,” as “with every attack, the situation worsens.”
Orban on Trump and asylum for Romanowski
Orban also discussed the war in Ukraine, asserting that the European Union has lost, and peace is imminent. He expressed optimism about Donald Trump's forthcoming administration as President of the USA.
He referred to the decision to grant asylum to Marcin Romanowski, a former Deputy Minister of Justice accused of 11 crimes. The Hungarian Prime Minister suggested that this would not be the last such decision by his government.
