👉 While I was continuing Fidesz’s nationwide tour in Csurgó, the Prime Minister was fighting for Hungarians in Brussels. Yesterday, Viktor Orbán did not give in to Ukrainian blackmail: once Ukraine restores oil deliveries and Hungary receives guarantees that this will not happen again, the money can be sent.
With this, we are not attacking Ukraine, but defending Hungarian interests. Europe cannot survive the global oil crisis without cheap Russian energy—this is something they still do not understand in Brussels.
We know that in Brussels they are openly working to make the national government lose the elections and to bring a pro-Ukrainian government to power—one that would provide financial and military support to Ukraine in line with Brussels’ expectations.
🟠 We ask everyone to stand up for Hungary on April 12, to unite against the war, and to say no to Zelensky’s candidates!
While we are here at this forum talking about what is at stake in the election, the Prime Minister has been fighting—and is still fighting—in Brussels. He is fighting against the Ukrainian and Brussels-based blackmail that we have experienced in recent weeks and months. And I believe he will be the only European leader at the end of this Brussels meeting who can return home having done what he promised. He may stand alone among European leaders.
For example, the German Chancellor, who only yesterday spoke tough in the German parliament about how they would break us Hungarians, will likely return empty-handed—with nothing to show and a broken promise—because once again, they will not succeed in breaking us or Viktor Orbán.
🔍 Main Narrative
👉 “Viktor Orbán is fighting for Hungarians in Brussels”
👉 “Ukraine and Brussels are blackmailing Hungary”
👉 “Without cheap Russian energy, Europe will collapse”
👉 “The opposition = a pro-Ukrainian puppet government”
👉 “The election = national defense vs. submission”
➡️ Classic formula:
external enemy + blackmail + heroic leader + final choice
🧠 Influence Techniques
1️⃣ Hero-building (leader as savior)
Excerpt:
“the Prime Minister fought… and is still fighting”
Technique:
- continuous “battle” narrative
- single active actor: Orbán
- personifies the country
Goal:
➡️ leader = protection
➡️ strengthen loyalty
Effect:
➡️ criticism feels like “betrayal”
2️⃣ “Blackmail” framing
Excerpt:
“Ukrainian and Brussels blackmail”
Technique:
- simplifies a complex political situation
- presents negotiation as a threat
Goal:
➡️ create moral superiority
➡️ delegitimize the opponent
Effect:
➡️ no “compromise,” only “resistance”
3️⃣ False dichotomy (black-and-white world)
Excerpt:
“we are not attacking Ukraine, we are defending Hungarian interests”
Technique:
- excludes alternative positions
- presents only two options
Goal:
➡️ narrow the thinking space
Effect:
➡️ any criticism = “against Hungarian interests”
4️⃣ Fear narrative (energy + war)
Excerpt:
“Europe cannot survive without cheap Russian energy”
Technique:
- exaggerated, absolute claim
- turns an economic issue into an existential one
Goal:
➡️ create urgency
➡️ trigger fear
Effect:
➡️ rational debate is pushed aside
5️⃣ Conspiracy-style framing
Excerpt:
“in Brussels they openly work to make the government lose the elections”
Technique:
- external forces manipulating domestic politics
- presented as fact without evidence
Goal:
➡️ build distrust
➡️ create a “siege mentality”
Effect:
➡️ all criticism = external attack
6️⃣ Blending the enemy
Excerpt:
“pro-Ukrainian government”, “Zelensky’s candidates”
Technique:
- opposition = foreign interests
- linking domestic actors to external enemies
Goal:
➡️ delegitimize the opposition
Effect:
➡️ not political debate → “national vs. foreign”
7️⃣ Mobilization through fear
Excerpt:
“stand up for Hungary… say no”
Technique:
- election framed as a battle
- presented as a moral duty
Goal:
➡️ increase turnout
Effect:
➡️ not voting = “not standing up for the country”
8️⃣ National exceptionalism / isolation
Excerpt:
“he will be the only European leader”
Technique:
- “everyone else is wrong”
- we are the only correct path
Goal:
➡️ justify a separate path
Effect:
➡️ isolation appears as a virtue
⚙️ Deep Structure (what the text actually does)
This text functions as an emotional decision machine:
Threat
→ Ukraine + Brussels + energy + war
Hero
→ Viktor Orbán
Traitor / danger
→ opposition (“pro-Ukrainian”)
Choice = survival
→ not a political decision, but “defense”
🎯 Overall Effect
➡️ strong emotional reaction (fear + anger)
➡️ reduced critical thinking
➡️ maximized loyalty
➡️ voter mobilization
🧠 Why it makes you feel “sick”
This is a completely understandable reaction, because the text:
- does not inform → it directs
- oversimplifies a complex reality
- relies on constant enemy construction
- pushes emotions instead of arguments
The brain often detects this as manipulation, which can trigger a physical discomfort reaction.