Viktor Orbán’s party has been orphaned in Europe since its high-profile departure from the popular parliamentary group in 2021. The Hungarian Prime Minister decided that Fidesz would leave the European People’s Party (EPP) after a long disagreement that ended with the approval of some rules destined for the suspension of their training. Now, it seems that he will soon have new allies.
As published yesterday by La Stampa and La Repubblica, the president has decided to join the Group of European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), along with, among others, Brothers of Italy, Vox and the Poles of Law and Justice (PiS). “The idea was to enter before the elections, but at this point we will do it after the vote. In any case, the answer is yes, we are ready and we will join the conservatives,” Orbán told these newspapers in a Brussels hotel within the framework of the last European Council.
The Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, leader of the conservative group, was more cautious in assuring that it is an “open debate” that “will eventually be opened after the European elections.” It will be a key issue in the game of balance in the negotiations and possible alliances after the June elections. And, although Meloni and Orbán have been getting along for years and agree on many issues, from the rejection of immigration or the defense of the traditional family, they also differ on others such as the Russian issue, with the Italian being a great defender of the cause. Ukrainian.
In Italy, no one is aware that it is one thing to act as a bridge between the community leaders and Hungary and another to have such a complicated partner within the European family, in addition to the fact that such an obvious approach to Orbán could penalize it in the campaign. electoral. But if the fall of Mateusz Morawiecki in Poland deprived the group of Meloni and Santiago Abascal of a prime minister from a key country like Poland, if Orbán Meloni enters he could count on another important leader, in addition to the Czech Petr Fiala.
