Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is stepping down after his election defeat, has announced his intention to resign from his parliamentary seat. At the same time, he is ready to continue leading the Fidesz party if the party congress supports such a decision.
Orban made the announcement in a video message posted on his Facebook page on April 25. According to him, the Fidesz presidium has concluded its meeting and decided to significantly update the parliamentary faction, which will be formed on Monday. It is to be led by Gergely Gulyas, and Orban has stated that he will not keep his parliamentary seat.
“The mandate that I received as the leader of the Fidesz-Christian Democrats list is actually a parliamentary mandate for Fidesz, so I decided to return it. Now it is needed not in parliament, but for the reorganization of the national movement,” Orban emphasized.
The politician also announced a nationwide party meeting next week. The congress, at which the Fidesz leadership is to be elected, has been postponed to June.
“I have led our community for almost four decades, during which time we have experienced successes and failures, victories and defeats in elections. “But one thing has remained unchanged: this camp has always been the most cohesive and united political community in Hungary, and this unity is very much needed by Hungary now. The Presidium proposes that I continue my work as the chairman of Fidesz, and if the congress grants me its trust, I am ready for this task,” Viktor Orbán said.
