Pushback Against Orban Solidifies Among His Allies in EU’s North
- Nordic, Baltic EPP members renounce Fidesz propaganda
- Policy makers tell Fidesz to tone down rhetoric or leave EPP
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International opposition to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hardened as Nordic and Baltic members of his political family presented a united front against his government’s campaign targeting European leaders, saying he needs to change tack or leave the group.
Orban’s Fidesz party is part of the European People’s Party, the biggest force in the trading bloc’s parliament. While the EPP has been openly critical of Orban, with most of its lawmakers backing a European Union probe into alleged rule-of-law violations in Hungary, the group has rejected calls to expel his party before the European Parliament election in May.