Orban of Hungary Promises Investigation into US-Supported 'Pseudo-Civil' Groups
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Synopsis
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced plans to send a commissioner to the US to investigate American funding for 'pseudo-civil public organizations' in Hungary. He aims to safeguard national interests against foreign influences.
Key Takeaways
- Orban will send a commissioner to the US.
- Investigation into US funding for local organizations.
- Claims of undermining Hungary's government.
- Legal measures to protect national sovereignty.
- Focus on preventing foreign influence in politics.
Budapest, Feb 23 (NationPress) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared that his administration will dispatch a commissioner to the United States to collect data regarding American financial support directed towards Hungary's pseudo-civil public organizations.
During his state-of-the-nation address on Saturday, Orban asserted that these funds have been utilized to purchase journalists, judges, prosecutors, politicians, foundations, and bureaucrats, aiming to impose what he referred to as a liberal dictatorship of opinion throughout the Western world, according to reports from Xinhua news agency.
Recent local media reports have indicated that funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has been instrumental in efforts to destabilize the Hungarian government.
Orban remarked that these disclosures have exposed a system devised to undermine national sovereignty by manipulating civil society and political activities. He vowed that his government would swiftly establish the constitutional and legal frameworks necessary to prevent pseudo-civil organizations from advancing foreign interests in Hungary, noting that legal amendments could be enacted by Easter.
While additional specifics regarding the proposed measures have yet to be revealed, Orban has stressed that the initiative is directed at protecting national interests and hindering external influences in Hungary's political landscape.
In the wake of Orban's address, Alexandra Szentkiralyi, the head of the ruling Fidesz party's Budapest chapter, confirmed via a Facebook post that Hungary will indeed send a government commissioner to the US to reveal the Hungarian agents who have benefited from USAID funding. “Enough with serving foreign interests and the Brussels-based and Soros networks,” she stated.
