Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has warned that foreign-backed actors are preparing “chaos and protests” ahead of Sunday’s election, accusing the opposition of working with secret services to undermine the vote.
In a 7:30 a.m. video message on Friday, delivered just two days before polls open, Orbán said his supporters were being threatened with violence and that efforts were already underway to discredit the result before ballots are counted.
He claimed opponents were coordinating with “foreign secret services,” organising demonstrations, and preparing what he described as a “campaign of chaos, pressure, and international smears” aimed at questioning the legitimacy of the election.
Framing the vote as decisive for the country’s future, Orbán said Hungarians would choose not only a government but “the fate of the nation.”
The prime minister also highlighted what he described as the achievements of his 16 years in power, including expelling the IMF, creating jobs, capping energy costs, and building a border fence to halt illegal migration.
The broadcast followed a teaser on social media the previous day, where Fidesz parliamentary leader Máté Kocsis hinted the message would address opposition figure Péter Magyar.
Closing his remarks, Orbán called for “unity, security, and national cohesion,” urging voters to mobilise support ahead of Sunday’s ballot, which he described as critical to protecting Hungary from an impending European energy and financial crisis.
