We have already lined up the initial sixteen candidates with whom, according to our plans, we will head into this April’s election, and I am very optimistic. I believe, first of all, that Budapest is also a very strong bastion of the national side. If we look around Europe and examine other capitals to see how much support right-wing forces have there, or how much backing they command, we can see that Budapest is practically the strongest bastion among European capitals.
On the other hand, it is essential that those people who are entering the fight, entering the battle in April, have clear messages, clear answers, and clear goals. I think this is very obvious. And I believe that the election ultimately comes down to two alternatives.
There is a tested team that has proven itself in every difficult situation and crisis of recent years, which has always stood on the side of the Hungarian people—whether in times of war, pandemics, migration, or attempts to burden people with extra costs. Opposing them is another team which, now as always with left-wing forces in recent years, is financed from abroad and therefore directed from abroad.
For them, what happens to people and what is good for people here in Hungary will be of secondary importance. Their primary concern will be the interests of their foreign financiers.
❗ Budapest is a strong bastion of the national side.
Our selected team of 16 candidates in the capital will work every day to improve the lives of Budapest’s citizens.
They are proven, reliable people who have stood their ground in every situation and always chosen the right side — whether it was migration, war, or economic pressure.
👉 Left-wing candidates would represent Brussels’ will.
They would sell off the pride and dignity of the nation’s capital, raise taxes, and welcome illegal migrants with open arms.
In April, we will choose together between two paths.
🟠 FIDESZ – The safe choice!
1️⃣ War Framing (“fight,” “battle,” “bastion”)
Politics is presented here not as a democratic competition, but as:
- a fight,
- a battle,
- a bastion.
👉 This reflects militarized thinking, which:
- excludes cooperation,
- legitimizes aggressive communication,
- frames opponents not as debate partners but as enemies.
This is not accidental wording — it is psychological mobilization.
2️⃣ False European Comparison (“Budapest is the strongest right-wing bastion”)
The claim:
“Budapest is practically the strongest bastion of the right wing among European capitals”
📌 Is unsupported by any data.
It remains unclear:
- which election?
- which time period?
- which indicator?
👉 This is an empty legitimizing phrase, designed to:
- inflate the self-confidence of the base,
- deny the real political pluralism of Budapest.
3️⃣ Bipolar Worldview (False Dichotomy)
Throughout the text, reality is reduced to two alternatives:
✔️ “a tested national team capable of managing crises”
❌ “a left wing financed and directed from abroad”
👉 This is the classic “we are the nation — they are the outsiders” narrative.
There is no room for:
- policy debates,
- nuanced criticism,
- acknowledgment of internal failures.
4️⃣ Foreign Funding as a Universal Stigma
The claim that the opposition is “financed and directed from abroad” is:
- unproven,
- vague,
- yet morally condemning.
👉 Its purpose is not to inform, but to:
- suggest treason,
- morally delegitimize the opponent,
- emotionally lock in voters.
5️⃣ The Empty Mantra of “Standing with the People”
Phrases like “we stood on the side of the people”:
- name no concrete policies,
- assume no responsibility for failures,
- function as identity-substituting slogans.
👉 “The people” here is not real social diversity, but an abstract moral shield.
Conclusion
This speech is:
❌ not a program,
❌ not a vision,
❌ not an accountability exercise,
but rather:
✔️ a loyalty test,
✔️ fear framing,
✔️ enemy construction.
The most important message is not what they want to do, but:
“Anyone who is not with us is against us — and serves foreign interests.”