– Some Hungarian members of parliament feel uncomfortable because they have seen how Swedish ministers have made a habit of questioning democracy in Hungary. They have repeatedly insulted Hungarian voters and politicians and thereby the whole of Hungary, says Orbán (who is not related to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán).
It is not clear from the article how widespread Orbán’s view is or what a Swedish commitment would have to look like, but the statement is reminiscent of previous actions by top Hungarian politicians.
As recently as this weekend, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that the reason why the country waited so long to approve Sweden’s and Finland’s NATO entry is that the politicians were tired of “pointing sticks” from the Nordic countries.
Vote on Finland
Despite everything, the Hungarian parliament is expected to vote for Finland’s entry into NATO on Monday. A vote on Sweden is not planned yet.
Balazs Orbán says that Hungary and Finland have a “unique historical friendship” and that it is expected that the problems will be solved on that front.
– We seem to have managed to get assurances from the Finns that these problems will not persist in the future, he says – and adds that the situation is different when it comes to Sweden.