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German Chancellor Compares His Opponent to Viktor Orbán


L-R: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz recently compared CDU President Friedrich Merz to Viktor Orbán. Although this was intended to be an insult, it is more of a compliment, the State Secretary for International Communications and Relations of the Prime Minister’s Office wrote on X.

Zoltán Kovács wrote in his post that Friedrich Merz’s “sin” is that he wants to revise migration policy. For example, one of the points of his plan for the upcoming early elections calls for the return of people who enter the country without legal basis. At the same time, the international spokesperson pointed out that Olaf Scholz is the leader of a country where there are a number of attacks by perpetrators with a migration background.

Hungary has been protecting its own and the European Union’s external borders for almost ten years, but instead of being thanked, it is being punished by Brussels, the State Secretary recalled. He pointed out that Austria is expected to tighten its rules, Sweden, which has previously taken a very welcoming stance, is also reviewing its rules, and the Netherlands rejected the EU’s migration pact. Moreover, US President Donald Trump has ordered the return of migrants as one of his first measures.

Thus it seems that although Olaf Scholz wanted to insult Friedrich Merz by comparing him to Viktor Orbán, experience shows that this is more of a compliment,”

Zoltán Kovács concluded in his post.

A federal election will be held in Germany on February 23, 2025 to elect the 630 members of the Bundestag. Originally scheduled for September 28, 2025, the elections were brought forward due to the collapse of the governing coalition. Many media outlets are projecting a CDU/CSU win in the early election, with AfD (Alternative for Germany) possibly gaining second place. The chancellor candidate for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) parties is Friedrich Merz. Olaf Scholz, a politician of the Social Democratic Party, has been chancellor since 2021.

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