Hungary’s Orban earns rare rebuke from European bloc that has long backed him
By Michael Birnbaum and Michael Birnbaum Brussels bureau chief covering Europe Email Bio Follow Quentin Ariès March 20 at 4:02 PM BRUSSELS — Europe’s most important political family penalized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday over concerns that he is leading his nation down an undemocratic path, suspending his party’s membership until further notice.
Under the terms of the suspension, Orban’s Fidesz party will be unable to attend or cast votes in EPP meetings or propose candidates for posts. A committee will monitor his compliance with the EPP’s values.
Orban also has benefited at home from EPP membership, with the group’s centrist image conferring a veneer of legitimacy on him even as he has moved more aggressively against his opponents. “After a very intensive and not-easy discussion inside of the EPP, we came to clear and constructive results,” said Manfred Weber, a German lawmaker who is the EPP leader in the European Parliament. “Fidesz will not have any say in the future developments of the EPP,” he added. Weber is seeking the European Commission presidency after the May elections, a powerful post he is unlikely to win without Hungarian support.
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