Hungary's prime minister described Manfred Weber, a German politician and the leader of the European People’s Party (EPP) as ‘Hungarophobic.'
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00:00Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused the leader of the European Parliament's ruling majority of being anti-Hungarian.
00:10Orban on Friday described Manfred Weber, a German politician and leader of the European People's Party, EPP, as Hungarophobic.
00:20As long as Manfred Weber leads the European People's Party in Brussels, it doesn't matter what the other parties say.
00:28It's all a game.
00:30There is a very clear line of direction.
00:33Manfred Weber's only goal, which is certainly different, but which is really close to his heart, is to shame Hungary.
00:41The accusations come after the EPP recently opened its arms to Orban's political opponent, Péter Maier's Tica party.
00:50Orban's Fidesz party quit the EPP group in the European Parliament in 2021 following a vote that paved the way for it to be suspended or excluded from the group.
01:01You all remember that von der Leyen won the parliamentary trust with a 9-vote majority, 13% of which was ours.
01:09So, in fact, Fidesz's vote to be the chairman of the committee was decisive.
01:15And, of course, von der Leyen also has problems, but as I said, he is a sinner, compared to Weber, who suffers from homophobia, more precisely, Hungarophobia.
01:25Hungary's centrist Tica party, led by Maier, won 7 of Hungary's 21 seats at the last EU elections.
01:33A record 50% of voters took part in the polls in Hungary.