Orbán to bring 1.6 million "referendum" questionnaires against aid for Ukraine to EU summit

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said he is set to bring more than 1.6 million questionnaires from a so-called "national consultation", in which citizens supposedly rejected support for Ukraine, to an EU summit in Brussels.

Source: Orbán on Facebook, as reported by European Pravda

Details: According to Orbán, "1.6 million Hungarians have expressed their opinion on plans to raise taxes in connection with the war".

"I'm taking this with me to Brussels next week to represent the opinion of the silent majority. I hope the military doesn't charge any extra for excess baggage," Orbán said, noting that he will be flying to the summit on a government aircraft operated by the Hungarian Air Force.

Along with his post, the Hungarian prime minister included a picture of stacks of papers.

Background:

• The Hungarian government has launched a new "national consultation" on tax increases, claiming that raising taxes is a requirement of the European Union in order to finance Ukraine and the "war".
• Hungarian citizens received a letter from the government in which the "national consultation" on taxes is linked to the EU discussion on ways of providing further financial support to Ukraine.
• "National consultations" are a propaganda tool of Viktor Orbán's government that imitates a nationwide survey but in fact contains no safeguards against abuse or manipulation of the responses.
• The Hungarian authorities often use the results of such "consultations" for propaganda purposes, presenting them as opinion polls and even calling them a "referendum".
• In June 2025, the Hungarian government announced the final results of a similar "referendum", which addressed the question of Ukraine joining the EU, claiming that 95% of participants opposed it.

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