According to Fanni Lajkó, analyst at the Center for Fundamental Rights, Hungary would lose its national sovereignty and simply take orders from Brussels were Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party to govern Hungary.
In regard to immigration, Péter Magyar has come out strongly against illegal immigration, but Tisza Party’s MEPs have recently supported EU measures that help implement the EU’s new migration pact, thus directly aiding illegal immigration.
“Péter Magyar consciously avoids openly addressing the issue of migration, and it was not even mentioned at his weekend congress,” Lajkó, a lawyer and member of the National Resistance Movement, told Magyar Nemzet.
However, according to Lajkó, the Tisza Party MEPs’ votes in the European Parliament reflect the party’s true stance: They support the mandatory resettlement quotas, reject the financing of the border fence, and do not stand by Hungary when the European Court of Justice unfairly imposes heavy fines on Hungary.
“While Péter Magyar is trying to avoid strong positions at home, based on his party’s actions, they are clearly carrying out the political orders of Brussels — just as the Brussels elite expects,” she said.
“One of the pillars of political credibility is consistency: What a politician represents publicly should be consistent with his party’s actions, votes and strategy,” she added.
While conceding it is a key topic that has been the basis of political debates about national sovereignty and security for years, Magyar has consistently remained silent about it.
The analyst also drew attention to the fact that international lawyer Boldizsár Nagy, who has helped shape the migration policy of the Tisza Party, urged a borderless Europe and fundamental migration rights in a presentation.
“When a Tisza Party insider makes statements that migration is a fundamental right and rejects that it poses any security risk, it clearly shows the direction the party’s thinking is heading,” Lajkó told MN.
“While the majority of Hungarians want security, stability and increased border protection, the Tisza Party aims for the exact opposite,” she emphasized, adding that the views of Nagy are exactly in line with the will of the political mainstream in Brussels, which has been trying to force millions of migrants on the member states for years.
Under a Tisza government, Hungary’s immigration policy would change radically towards open borders and serving Brussels’ expectations, the analyst reiterated, pointing out that in October 2024, the party’s MEPs supported the budget proposal aimed at implementing the EU migration pact as soon as possible.
That proposal includes a mandatory resettlement quota and would impose financial penalties on countries that refuse to accept migrants.
She added that Tisza MEP Dóra Dávid openly stated in an interview that “we should welcome everyone,” and in her opinion, it is not the protection of the borders that should be changed, but the attitude of the people.
“This approach is nothing more than an echo of the ideology of the open society — precisely what the Hungarian people have repeatedly and clearly rejected,” Lajkó said.
Given the risk to Hungary’s national sovereignty, “voters need to know: it is not irrelevant who represents the country’s interests when it comes to borders, security and our future,” Fanni Lajkó stated.
