The Tisza Party has already voted in Brussels to abolish utility price cuts. Of course, as long as Fidesz is in government, they have no chance of doing this—but the fact remains that they have already confirmed this position in two votes.
In November 2024, they voted in favor of a proposal on phasing out energy price subsidies. Let’s be clear: this means the abolition of utility price cuts. It is about conditioning people to believe that they have a right to pay less for energy, and that paying less is automatically a good thing—when in reality, there are situations where paying more for something can actually be better.
Then, last summer, they voted for a proposal that would cut Hungary off from eastern energy imports, meaning cheap Russian gas. This was also confirmed by the TISZA Party’s nominee for minister of the economy, István Kapitány.
Can we move away from Russian gas and oil? Hungary does have the possibility to procure energy from various sources, but this has to be solved technically—and I believe we will be able to solve it.
So it wouldn’t be enough to phase out subsidies and force people to pay market prices; on top of that, they would also eliminate cheap energy imports, which would mean a three- to fivefold increase in prices.
How much would your utility bills be if the TISZA Party were governing? It’s worth doing the math.
The Tisza Party has always been against utility price cuts.
Beyond the fact that their politicians and experts have repeatedly criticized utility price cuts, they have also voted several times in the European Parliament against the energy security of Hungarian families.
In November 2024, Tisza Party representatives supported the phasing out of energy price subsidies, and last summer they supported a resolution banning Russian gas imports. These are facts.
This would mean that Hungarian families would simultaneously have to pay high market prices for gas and electricity, while also bearing the price increases caused by the ban on cheap Russian energy imports.
All of this shows that the Tisza Party is merely carrying out the orders of its Brussels patrons instead of representing Hungarian families.
These are the two paths facing Hungarians, and this is also what we will decide on April 12.
Only Fidesz represents the safe choice
Propaganda analysis of the statement by Szentkirályi Alexandra
🎭 What it appears to say (surface message)
The speech claims that:
- The TISZA Party has already voted in Brussels to abolish utility price cuts (“rezsicsökkentés”).
- These votes allegedly prove that, if TISZA governed Hungary, families would pay market prices for energy.
- TISZA is also accused of supporting the banning of Russian gas imports, which is framed as the only source of “cheap energy.”
- The conclusion is that a TISZA government would cause 3–5× higher utility bills.
- Therefore, the choice is framed as simple and final:
Fidesz = safety, TISZA = financial disaster.
🎯 The real function of the text
This is not a policy explanation or factual clarification.
Its real function is to lock voters into a fear-based binary choice:
👉 Either Fidesz governs — or Hungarian families are financially ruined.
The speech is designed to pre-empt debate, not invite it.
🧩 Core propaganda techniques used
1️⃣ False equivalence (reframing technique)
- EU-level discussions about energy subsidies or diversification are redefined as the abolition of rezsicsökkentés.
- Complex regulatory votes are collapsed into one emotionally charged domestic concept.
“Energy price support phase-out” = “They want you to pay more.”
This is interpretive framing, not factual identity.
2️⃣ Fear multiplication
Two separate fears are stacked together:
- Market pricing (no subsidies)
- Loss of Russian energy imports
These are then multiplied rhetorically into a catastrophic outcome:
“3–5 times higher bills”
No calculation, no model, no timeframe — just a shock number.
3️⃣ Intent attribution without proof
The speech repeatedly claims:
- “They want to abolish utility price cuts”
- “They serve Brussels, not Hungarians”
No internal documents, no official party program, no binding commitment is cited.
Motives are asserted as facts.
4️⃣ Pre-emptive delegitimization
Any counter-argument is neutralized in advance:
- If TISZA denies → “They’re lying”
- If they stay silent → “They’re hiding it”
- If they nuance → “They already voted, the rest is talk”
This creates a closed propaganda loop.
5️⃣ Binary moral framing
The closing move is classic:
- Two paths
- One election date
- One “safe” choice
There is no space for mixed policy, gradual transition, compensation mechanisms, or alternative energy strategies.
⚠️ What is deliberately missing
The speech does not discuss:
- How rezsicsökkentés is financed
- Long-term sustainability
- EU compensation mechanisms
- Energy efficiency or household insulation
- Market volatility vs. fixed pricing risks
- Diversification timelines and technical constraints
Absence of these topics is intentional — complexity weakens fear.
🧠 Bottom line
This is a textbook example of fear-based political communication, built on:
- Oversimplification
- Emotional shock numbers
- Intent attribution
- Binary choice framing
The conclusion (“Only Fidesz is the safe choice”) is decided first;
everything before it serves only to emotionally justify that ending.
👉 It is not an argument — it is a narrative lock.