Viktor Orban Quotes


Concerning Poland, I can only say that the peoples of Central Europe and Hungary are a community in fate, to the death. Many of us would spill our blood for Poland any time. And vice versa: in an emergency, many Polish people would give his life to protect Hungarians. This has happened more than once over the course of history.


Citations

Orbán, Viktor. Interview on "180 Minutes." Kossuth Rádió, 8 Jan. 2016.

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Viktor Orban
Viktor Orban
  • Born: May 31, 1963
  • Nationality: Hungarian
  • Profession: Politician

Viktor Mihály Orbán is a Hungarian politician who has been Prime Minister of Hungary since 2010; he was also Prime Minister from 1998 to 2002. He has also been President of Fidesz, a national conservative political party, since 1993, with a brief break between 2000 and 2003. Under his control it became the most centralized, most homogeneous and most disciplined party in Hungarian history. He supervises communications, long-term planning, daily operations, policy direction, and selection of candidates.