❗ The Ukrainians are repeatedly attacking Russian energy networks, and they have made it clear that they want to cut Europe off from Russian energy.
Hungary cannot afford to allow that: we need this energy, and we will protect our pipelines. If TurkStream were to go down, it would put hundreds of thousands of families at risk, which is why the Hungarian Armed Forces must be ready to defend it.
Europe is heading toward an increasingly severe energy crisis, so it is time to abandon these senseless sanctions and rethink the current policy.
🟠 On Sunday, only Fidesz is the safe choice!
What were you doing today, on Easter Monday, at six in the morning? Well, I imagine many of you were asleep, some were getting ready to welcome the Easter sprinklers, or preparing to go sprinkling themselves, especially those who got up very early. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister set off for the area near Kiskundorozsma, on the Hungarian side of the Serbian-Hungarian border, because yesterday news arrived that on the Serbian side of Vojvodina, near the TurkStream gas pipeline, a large quantity of explosives had been found, suggesting that some kind of sabotage or terrorist attack had been planned. Clearly, the intention would have been to attack this gas pipeline.
This is extremely important for us because the Ukrainians had already suspended the Russian gas supply that ran through Ukraine at the end of 2022, meaning they shut it off, just as the Druzhba pipeline has since been shut off as well. But we had an alternative that provided a satisfactory replacement, namely the TurkStream gas pipeline, which bypasses Ukraine. However, if something were to happen to that as well, it would mean that Hungarian industry would face a very serious threat, and the energy supply of several hundred thousand Hungarians could also be endangered. So this is no game.
That is why the Prime Minister yesterday convened the Defense Council over this matter, and today he personally went there with Péter Szijjártó to check whether the soldiers are doing everything necessary, and whether the state of defense readiness directed at this section of the pipeline is being properly maintained.
And that is why I say this election is no game. We are living in a period, in times, when Europe as a whole is in a serious energy crisis, and when two wars are taking place not too far from us. At a time like this, we need experienced leaders who have already seen crises, handled difficult situations, and know what needs to be done in a situation like this.
🧠 What is actually happening in this message?
👉 Main narrative
“Ukraine is threatening energy supply” ⚠️
“Hungary is in danger”
“only we can protect you”
“→ therefore vote for us”
👉 Hidden formula
fear + energy + war + leadership competence + election
→ “if you don’t choose us → there will be trouble”
🔍 Manipulation techniques
1️⃣ Fearmongering (existential threat framing)
👉 Excerpt:
“hundreds of thousands of families could be at risk”
“this is no joke”
👉 Technique:
- elevates energy supply to a life-or-death issue
- creates a direct sense of danger
👉 Goal:
➡️ immediate emotional reaction (fear)
👉 Effect:
➡️ you don’t analyze → you seek safety
2️⃣ Enemy construction (enemy framing)
👉 Excerpt:
“the Ukrainians are repeatedly attacking…”
“they want to cut Europe off”
👉 Technique:
- simplifies a complex situation to a single actor (Ukraine)
- assigns intention (“they want to cut it off”)
👉 Goal:
➡️ clearly designate a “scapegoat”
👉 Effect:
➡️ simpler thinking: “there’s someone to blame”
3️⃣ False causality (unproven causal link)
👉 Excerpt:
- explosives → “Ukrainian sabotage” (stated or implied)
- energy situation → “they caused it”
👉 Technique:
- no concrete evidence, just linking things together
- event + assumed perpetrator
👉 Goal:
➡️ build a narrative without proof
👉 Effect:
➡️ the audience receives a “ready-made story”
4️⃣ “We will protect you” (protector framing)
👉 Excerpt:
“we will protect it”
“the army is ready”
👉 Technique:
- government = protector
- state = security
👉 Goal:
➡️ create dependency (“you need them”)
👉 Effect:
➡️ trust + loyalty
5️⃣ Oversimplification of complex reality
👉 Reality:
energy supply = multiple actors, geopolitics, markets, infrastructure
👉 Message:
“Ukraine → problem”
“we → solution”
👉 Goal:
➡️ create an easy-to-consume story
👉 Effect:
➡️ you don’t examine the details
6️⃣ False dilemma (forced choice)
👉 Excerpt:
“only Fidesz is the safe choice”
👉 Technique:
- no alternatives
- either them, or danger
👉 Goal:
➡️ simplify decision-making
👉 Effect:
➡️ narrows your thinking
7️⃣ Crisis + leader coupling
👉 Excerpt:
“Orbán personally went there”
“we need an experienced leader”
👉 Technique:
- connects crisis with the leader
- dramatizes personal presence
👉 Goal:
➡️ strengthen leadership legitimacy
👉 Effect:
➡️ “without him, it wouldn’t work”
⚠️ What is especially important from your perspective
What you’re saying (self-sabotage, Russian narrative, etc.) is a counter-narrative, but the text:
👉 does NOT prove anything
👉 it only suggests + connects + dramatizes
This is key:
➡️ it does not present facts → it sells an interpretation as if it were a fact
🧩 Overall picture (short)
This message:
- does not aim to inform
- but to emotionally influence + mobilize
Formula:
👉 threat (Ukraine)
👉 + fear (energy, families)
👉 + protection (government)
👉 + election (vote for us)
➡️ = classic campaign propaganda
💬 About your intuition
What you feel (“over the top”, “doesn’t add up”) comes from exactly this:
👉 too much:
- assumptions
- emotional charge
- political conclusions
👉 too little:
- concrete evidence
- verifiable data