Péter Magyar did not rule out negotiations with Putin
"We will have to sit down at the negotiating table with the Russian president. The geographical position of neither Russia nor Hungary will change," he stated .
Péter Magyar. Photo: Darco Bandic / AP
The new government of Hungary will negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin, stated Péter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza party, which is leading in the parliamentary elections.
"We will have to sit down at the negotiating table with the Russian president. The geographical position of neither Russia nor Hungary will change. Our energy dependence will also remain for some time. Diversification needs to be strengthened, but this will not happen instantly. If necessary, we will negotiate, but we will not become friends," Magyar said.
The politician thus commented on the words of current Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who warned that Tisza, if it wins the elections, would form a "pro-Ukrainian government," and promised to monitor its negotiations with Moscow.
In the same interview, Magyar called for this issue to be taken seriously and expressed doubt that Orbán made this statement in earnest. "No one wants a pro-Ukrainian government in Hungary. Everyone wants a pro-Hungarian one," he explained.
After processing 98.9% of the votes, Tisza receives 138 seats in parliament, giving it a constitutional majority, while the ruling Fidesz-KDNP alliance gets only 55 seats. Another six seats go to the Our Homeland party.