Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar walks across border to Romania

Published on 25/05/2025 - 4:35 GMT+2

Hungarian guidance leader Péter Magyar walked pinch a mini group of supporters crossed nan separator to Romania and was met by supporters successful nan Romanian metropolis of Oradea connected Saturday morning.

The president of nan Tisza Party near Budapest 10 days ago, and departed connected his travel successful an effort to triumph support from Hungarian communities successful Romania and entreaty to voters who traditionally ballot conservative, arsenic Prime Minister Viktor Orbán provides financial support to taste Hungarians successful Romania.

"We are not going (to Romania) to escalate tensions aliases to origin immoderate harm to our Hungarian brothers and sisters surviving there. We are going location to definitive our solidarity," Magyar had said earlier his departure.

He had announced nan march, called nan "one cardinal steps for bid and nationalist unity" initiative, successful nan aftermath of Orbán's communion pinch far-right, anti-Hungarian statesmanlike campaigner George Simion up of nan Romanian statesmanlike elections.

"It has go clear that nan corrupt, tired and discredited Prime Minister sees Hungarians overseas arsenic a governmental product. He tried and is trying to lure you to him not retired of faith, not retired of commitment, not retired of emotion for his countrymen, but simply to triumph votes," Magyar said successful a reside to hundreds of group successful Oradea.

"And now, successful bid to clasp power, he is trembling, utilizing progressively crude means, crossing each boundaries, doing immoderate he can, sloppy of nan harm he is doing to nan nation," he added.

The guidance leader recognised Hungarians "long for a state that loves each of its citizens, a state that does not stigmatise, that does not push into exclusion."

He warned that division, incitement and hatred lead to destruction.

"Orbán's destruction, hate-mongering and trench-digging are a point of nan past. The last countdown has begun," Magyar concluded.

The leader told Euronews that he had knowledgeable affirmative feedback from supporters, but he was besides met by counter-protesters who chanted Orbán's name, and shouted "Traitor!" and "Go home".

Magyar ended his reside by addressing nan Romanian people.

He applauded them for nan result of their election, and encouraged them to enactment connected nan European path. The leader emphasised nan value of communal respect betwixt Romanians and nan Hungarian community.