Orbán votes against EU membership for Ukraine in Hungarian poll

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has voted in a national consultation in which Hungarians are being asked whether they support Ukraine's accession to the European Union – and he even posted photographs of himself doing it.

Source: European Pravda; Viktor Orbán on Facebook

Quote: "Brussels and the Tisza party [which opposes Orbán – ed.] support Ukraine's accession to the EU. This will destroy the Hungarian economy. We won’t allow them to decide our future over our heads. I have already voted."

Details: One of the photos released by Orbán shows him ticking the "against" box on the ballot paper under the question about support for Ukraine's EU membership.

Background:

• On 5 March, Viktor Orbán announced that a consultation would be held in Hungary on support for Ukraine's EU membership.
• On 19 April, ballot papers for the nationwide consultation were sent out to Hungarians, explicitly urging them to vote against.
• Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski reacted to Orbán's initiative with a sarcastic comment.

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