The Germans in leadership positions in Brussels wants a puppet government in Budapest, the PM has said
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused the European Union of attempting to install a “Jawohl government” in Hungary, similar to what he claims they did in Poland. He vows to resist these plans.
Orban’s accusations come after he visited Georgia and praised its government for a fair and democratic election, a view that differs from the EU leadership who endorsed the Georgian opposition’s claims of election irregularities.
In a post on X on Tuesday, Orban pointed out that two prominent German officials in Brussels, Manfred Weber and Ursula von der Leyen, aim to replace his government with one more obedient to their directives, similar to their alleged actions in Poland last year.
“There’s an open conspiracy against Hungary led by Manfred Weber and President [Ursula] Von der Leyen.” Orban said. “They admitted that their aim is to replace the Hungarian government with a new ‘Jawohl government’, just like the current Polish one. We will not let this happen!”
He included a minute-long video from his recent radio interview, where he explained the matter in detail.
In the video, Orban showcased EU officials stating that his government should be replaced by the opposition and boasting about their success in Poland – whose previous government also defied many EU directives – last year, by installing former European Council chair Donald Tusk as prime minister.
The term “Jawohl,” meaning “yes” in German, was used by Orban due to the German nationality of both Manfred Weber, the head of the European People’s Party (EPP) faction in the bloc’s parliament, and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission.
“We call what they want a ‘Jawohl’ government. So you get a phone call from Brussels or Berlin, and then you have to say ‘Jawohl’! And then it must be done,” Orban told the national broadcaster Kossuth on Friday.
“The Poles were also going their own way,” Orban added. “They also pursued their own independent Polish policy in migration, gender, and the economy. They were on the same page as the Westerners when it came to the [Russia-Ukraine conflict], but not in all other matters.” The EPP then publicly declared that the conservative Polish government would be replaced, the Hungarian prime minister explained. “This is how our friend Tusk became prime minister in Poland. Now the same scenario exists in the case of Hungary.”
“This is not even a secret conspiracy against Hungary, this is a plan they announced openly,” Orban said. “I was sitting there, they said it to my face.”