The video below shows Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártő speaking yesterday to the European Parliament’s LIBE Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs about the recent general election in Hungary.
Many thanks to CrossWare for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling:
Video transcript:
00:18 | Mr. Chairman, and members of the European Parliament: first of all | |
00:22 | I would like to express my appreciation for the opportunity provided by my invitation | |
00:26 | to today’s debate. That was a | |
00:30 | very appropriate and intelligent decision, | |
00:34 | to allow me to present the only | |
00:38 | institution, which has the exclusive right to speak for | |
00:42 | the Hungarian people. So please, | |
00:46 | allow me to use my mother tongue | |
00:50 | for the rest of my speech… | |
00:54 | Respected ladies and gentlemen, | |
00:58 | Allow me first to give you a brief summary. | |
01:02 | Two and a half week ago Hungary had a general election. | |
01:06 | In the election process we had numerous | |
01:10 | attempts at foreign influence. Many external | |
01:14 | actors tried to weaken the government’s position, | |
01:18 | and from the inside of the respectable walls of this building, | |
01:22 | many also tried to influence the results | |
01:26 | of the general election. Moreover, from | |
01:30 | this city, using leaked information, | |
01:34 | they continuously attempted to help the Hungarian opposition. | |
01:38 | So I think it is correct to do some reckoning with the results. | |
01:42 | In the election we had almost record participation. | |
01:46 | It was very close to a record, it was almost 70%. | |
01:50 | Of all the votes for all parties, 49.6% | |
01:54 | went to the governing party [Fidesz-KDNP]. | |
01:58 | 49.6 percent! The governing Fidesz | |
02:02 | received 2,820,000 votes, | |
02:06 | that is 1,730,000 MORE than | |
02:10 | received by the party in second place! And it is 330,000 MORE than | |
02:14 | ALL the parties who got into the Parliament received ALTOGETHER! | |
02:18 | So the Hungarian people — that you wish to protect, | |
02:22 | I am not sure from whom — expressed their opinion | |
02:26 | about the last eight years in Hungary. | |
02:30 | They drew a little bit different conclusion than you did. | |
02:34 | And the Hungarian people set the course for the coming years. | |
02:38 | That is why I warn everyone here in the European Parliament | |
02:42 | to respect the democratic decision of the Hungarian people! | |
02:46 | And I call you upon you not to question and not to second-guess | |
02:50 | the clear will of the people. Of course | |
02:54 | I know that you disagree with the decision | |
02:58 | made by the Hungarian people two weeks ago. And we understand | |
03:02 | exactly that you feel hurt and frustrated by | |
03:06 | this decision. But there is an important difference! | |
03:10 | The Hungarian people are in the Hungarian electoral register and you are NOT! | |
03:14 | We may conclude from that fact that the Hungarian people can make decisions about | |
03:18 | the future of Hungary, and you CANNOT! However, | |
03:22 | two weeks ago, the Hungarian people had before them | |
03:26 | a clear opportunity to make a decision. Because the safety of the Hungarian people | |
03:30 | was placed as the first priority, there was a government position against mass migration, | |
03:34 | and they could choose those parties, or they could pick the migration-supporting | |
03:38 | opposition parties, who were supported by NGOs and other | |
03:42 | foreign organizations. And the Hungarian people made | |
03:46 | a clear decision. And from this clear decision comes a clear | |
03:50 | plan of action, too. Hungary will NOT BECOME | |
03:54 | a migration-supporting country! Respected representative ladies | |
03:58 | and gentleman: consequently, I am prepared | |
04:02 | that a ruthless debate about mass migration will remain on the agenda | |
04:06 | between the Hungarian people and your committee. We will continue | |
04:10 | to stand face to face with you! Based on the decision of the Hungarian people | |
04:14 | — respected ladies and gentlemen — the Hungarian government will stand by | |
04:18 | the principle that ONLY the Hungarian people can make decisions about who can enter Hungary. | |
04:22 | And the Hungarian people exclusively can make decisions | |
04:26 | on who can live with us in our own homeland. And we insist | |
04:30 | that we will defend our borders, and with that we will defend our homeland | |
04:34 | and the safety of our own citizens. We will NEVER accept | |
04:38 | the mandatory settlement quotas, and | |
04:42 | we also do not accept that a multicultural society — for some unknown reason — | |
04:46 | would be more valuable than a homogeneous, unified society. | |
04:50 | And respected representative ladies and gentlemen, please | |
04:54 | be prepared: that WE WILL KEEP Hungary Hungarian! | |
04:58 | If you will allow me, Mr. President and representative members, | |
05:02 | I would like to say a couple of words about the report that lies in front of you. | |
05:06 | This report is the collection of qualified LIES! The author | |
05:10 | has very clearly taken into account everything, when piecing together this report, | |
05:14 | EXCEPT the FACTS and REALITY! This document would be good for | |
05:18 | a conceptual procedure. You claim in this report that | |
05:22 | in Hungary there is no freedom of the press. That is a blatant lie! | |
05:26 | In Hungary the media is much more colorful than in many other | |
05:30 | Western European countries. In Hungary it would be impossible | |
05:34 | to keep secret for weeks that people who illegally reside in the country | |
05:38 | are committing violent crimes against the | |
05:42 | citizens of that specific country. In Hungary, | |
05:46 | among the major television channels | |
05:50 | that carry political content, exactly the same number | |
05:54 | are critical of the Hungarian government as those that support it. | |
05:58 | Moreover, the most-watched television channel | |
06:02 | [German owned RTL Club] is one of the fiercest critics of the | |
06:06 | Hungarian government. On the internet, there are portals | |
06:10 | which are obviously very critical of the work | |
06:14 | of the government. The most read internet portal is also among | |
06:18 | the media which formulate some of the harshest criticism against the work of the government. | |
06:22 | In the election campaign — partly based on documents | |
06:26 | leaked from this city — they drew up daily slanders, | |
06:30 | vicious lies and accusations against leading | |
06:34 | government officials. On the day of the election, | |
06:38 | the majority of the Hungarian media celebrated as a holiday of democracy | |
06:42 | the continuously increasing attendance; | |
06:46 | they celebrated the democracy, and announced the defeat of the government’s side. | |
06:50 | Respected ladies and gentlemen, the report in front of you states | |
06:54 | that civilian organizations are being suppressed in Hungary. | |
06:58 | THAT IS A LIE! In Hungary there are 65,000 civilian organizations. | |
07:02 | Sixty-five thousand! And a couple of them are indeed complaining. | |
07:06 | Those are the ones who have openly become political actors in Hungary, | |
07:10 | who openly participated in the campaign, and who openly | |
07:14 | encouraged voting against the Hungarian government. And certainly, respected representative ladies | |
07:18 | and gentleman, these few NGOs receive | |
07:22 | very significant financial funding from abroad. And I believe | |
07:26 | that the Hungarian people indeed have the right to know whose interests | |
07:30 | these NGOs — which are financed from abroad — represent?! If they want to influence | |
07:34 | the decisions of the Hungarian electorate. You are in the European | |
07:38 | Parliament and the NGOs — with which you in a tight alliance — | |
07:42 | always demand full transparency! | |
07:46 | So why so secretive now? Why they are so ashamed to reveal where their resources come from? | |
07:50 | Why so afraid to admit where the financial funding came from? | |
07:54 | If they are ashamed, that is not the fault of the law! | |
07:58 | Respected ladies and gentlemen, now I would like to turn to the gravest issue. | |
08:02 | In the report you dare to state that in Hungary, anti-Semitism is a serious problem. | |
08:06 | This is the gravest accusation. | |
08:10 | Hereby, I reject this accusation and resent it! | |
08:14 | And the reality is that not a single European country did as much | |
08:18 | against anti-Semitism than Hungary. Because it is not Hungary and not Budapest | |
08:22 | where young Jews are attacked in the streets, | |
08:26 | not in Hungary and not in Budapest where old Jewish people are attacked in their own homes, | |
08:30 | And contrary to that, in Hungary, where Europe’s largest | |
08:34 | Jewish community lives, the Israeli Prime Minister said that | |
08:38 | “it is living its own renaissance”. And from Hungarian budget resources, | |
08:42 | not only in Hungary, but outside of our borders, we renovate all the synagogues. | |
08:46 | In 2019, we will host the Maccabiah Games [Jewish Olympics]. | |
08:50 | In our penal code we have serious | |
08:54 | punishment for denial of the Holocaust! | |
08:58 | Respected ladies and gentlemen, respected representatives | |
09:02 | of the European Parliament, these were only a couple of examples picked out | |
09:06 | from what was written down in this report, what accusations | |
09:10 | were drawn up there, and to compare with that, what is the truth! | |
09:14 | Of course, we understand completely the motivation, | |
09:18 | and we can see that you seriously represent | |
09:22 | radical migrant-supporting policies, and when you | |
09:26 | criticize Hungary, you do it because we are in your way. | |
09:30 | And because of us you can’t move forward with your | |
09:34 | radical migrant-supporting plans, and can’t accomplish them. | |
09:38 | And, respected ladies and gentlemen and representatives, I have bad news | |
09:42 | for you. Of course this is bad news for you. | |
09:46 | We follow the will of the Hungarian people. | |
09:50 | We will not allow you to execute your migration plans: | |
09:54 | The Soros plan. And with this we not only defend Hungary | |
09:58 | and the Hungarian people, but also Europe, European culture and European history, too. | |
10:02 | Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to come here | |
10:06 | and talk about Hungary. |
What a welcome light Hungary shines in an otherwise dark world. None have spoken so clearly and forthrightly about saving their nation.
I do hope they carefully consider all requests to settle within its boundaries.
Hear hear.
Hungary leads the way, resolute and principled.
I wish I were Hungarian.Hungary is brave bold honest ,forthright and the only hope Europe has for the preservation of human rights ,European culture , liberal democracy and European civilization.
Any decent human being can only admire Hungary her leaders and her people and wish they had the courage to emulate her.
Do not worry, we are continuously beaten for it…
We have a saying: “Tell the truth, they will break your head!”
Its true, but you are right, I rather be beaten and hunted, than well fed but a slave.
The EU is between a rock and a hard place.
The problem for the EU is that by countering Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártő’s argument it can’t help but draw attention to its own, which is looking increasingly threadbare.
Bravo for the Foreign Minister!
Since the time of Hunyadi János in the late 1400’s, except for a few decades Hungary was ruled by foreign powers. The Ottomans, then the Hapsburgs, the Germans, the Communists all ruled favoring their own interests over those of the Magyars, who were essentially second class citizens in their own country.
I see little difference between those 400 years of oppression and the way the EU is trying to lay this migrant yoke on Hungary’s neck.
Someone should remind the EU elites that Hungary has already had experience with ‘forced resettlement of Middle Easterners’ and it took 150 years and untold Hungarian lives lost to drive them out.
Why the hell would we want to let them in now?
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