Confidence was something that was never missing from the Prime Minister of Hungary. Victor Orban did not seem to sweat when he was often targeted at the criticism of almost all of his European bonds. It was different from the EU on the issue of the Ukrainian War, ignored decisions on immigration, celebrated Donald Trump’s victory, with whom he maintains excellent relations.

He pioneered the establishment of the “Patriots for Europe” team, which today with 86 seats are the third strongest in the European Parliament along with Austrian FPö, the Czech Anne of Andrei Babis, the National Alarm of Lepen in France, the Spanish Vox Vox , the Portuguese Chega, the Freedom party of Hert Wilders from the Netherlands and other smaller parties, such as the voice of logic from Greece.

‘We’re the future’

His two -page meeting in the media last week in the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung was also confident, when he characteristically stated: “We were Europe’s black sheep. Now it turns out that we are the future. “

The Hungarian ethnicist feels justified, not only by the powerful stream that seems to push sibling parties across Europe, but mainly from Donald Trump’s dominance in the US. It expects this development not only political but also economic benefits. Last Friday, he announced that he was preparing to sign a mammoth trade agreement on his country’s data between the US and Hungary.

A symbolic shift

He is the longest -running EU prime minister and is not worried about the Hungarian opposition to rally around a new person, Peter Majar, and to challenge his sovereignty in the next election, as wear are reasonable for a government in difficult times. .

Orban’s evolution could be described as a mirror of the political shift of all of Europe to newly found. He began as a member of the European Liberals, later joined the European People’s Party at the invitation of the then German Chancellor Helmut Colmut and eventually abandoned the Christian Democrats to create his own “patriots”.

Party in Madrid

On Saturday, Orban again had his honor, as the only prime minister in the “patriots” meeting organized by Santiago Abaskal’s Spanish Vox in Madrid and “honored” Lepen, Wilders, Babis, Salvini and others. Austrian Herbert Kickl sent his spokesman after participating in Vienna in talks with the Christian Democrats to become a chancellor.

The purpose of the meeting was to “determine the strategy” followed by the team for a “180 -degree turn” so that they “make Europe again”, as Orban proclaims, adapting the corresponding slogan of Trump (Maga). The atmosphere was truly festive, but the phraseology is rather warlike.

“Hurricane Trump sweeps the US,” Lepen said. “Trump’s tornado has changed the world in a few weeks. Yesterday we were heretics, today we are the dominant stream, “Orban exclaimed to about 2,000 concentrated. “President Trump for us is like a brother in the weapons,” Wilders argued. Also present, Kevin Roberts, head of the over -conservative US thought, Heritage Foundation, allegedly had the paternity of the document, known as “Plan 2025”, with the proposed moves by the new US president for the coming period.

Approach and with Videl

The only one missing from the party in Madrid was Alice Weidel, from the Alternative for Germany AfD. Some of her positions had been extreme even in Lepen, so she was not initially invited to join the “patriots”. But Orban may also be preparing some surprise here. In his aforementioned interview, he said that Videl would be in next week for a two -day day in Budapest, with her own desire. Orban considered … rude to refuse her.

For many, a significant development may be pregnant here. With 14 MEPs and representing the “space” in Germany, the far -right party, which has lowered hundreds of thousands in recent weeks on the streets against him, would surely give another momentum to the “patriots”. And it would enhance the confidence of the team’s inspirer, Victor Orban, even more so.