Hungary declares a state of emergency due to Russia's war against Ukraine.
In Hungary, from 00:00 on Wednesday, May 25, introduce a state of emergency. Prime Minister Viktor Orban explained this decision by the threat of war between Ukraine and Russia.
Media consultant and political analyst Dmitry Tuzhansky assessed the impact of martial law on Hungary's decision to abandon Russian oil.
He talked about this announced on May 25 on the air of the national telethon “United News”.
“Still, this is a state of emergency (in Hungary – ed.). If we talk about the literal translation, this is a” special situation “. The Hungarian Constitution provides for 5 types of the situation that we understand as an emergency, this is one of them. I would use the term “state of emergency”. A similar, of the same type, state has been in effect in Hungary since 2020, but then about the coronavirus pandemic. Now the reason for introducing a new, super-preliminary, state of emergency is the war in Ukraine,” he said.
According to the expert, this decision will change little in the country. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will not change his position against the embargo on Russian oil.“About changes for Hungary: it will not change much. And not only because this state already existed, but also because the ruling coalition controls everything in Hungary. This is the case that the government will be able to issue decrees without the consent of parliament, which can suspend the laws “, symbolically enough. In the parliament, the party headed by Viktor Orban has 2/3. That is, the constitutional majority. From the point of view of some balances, this does not affect anything. I would not link the introduction of a state of emergency in Hungary or its extension, update, with the oil embargo. This is part of the rhetoric of Viktor Orban. He explains the introduction of the state of emergency by saying that the country is in danger. And he formulated this in such a way that because of the sanctions of Brussels and because of the war in Ukraine. In his speeches, Orban even I didn’t even remember Russia. Such is the paradox. Therefore, here it is more populist and PR is connected precisely with the Hungarian side,” the analyst believes.
Dmitry Tuzhansky emphasized that the embargo on Russian oil in Hungary is a matter of money and debate between Brussels and Budapest.
“Budapest is trading. And I hope that it is only traded, that there is no subtext due to the special relationship between Budapest and the Kremlin, Orban and Putin. I hope so,” he said.
Recall, it became known why the pro-Russian Prime Minister Orban needs a state of emergency in Hungary.
