Ukraine’s EU Accession as Orban’s Domestic Political Weapon

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Those who took part had to answer a simple question: do they support or oppose Ukraine’s EU accession? While the ruling Fidesz party claimed that people were simply expressing their opinions, experts said the Voks2025 poll was merely a political tool. Although Orban justified his rejection of Ukraine’s EU accession by claiming it would cause the Hungarian economy to collapse, analysts offered a different interpretation. Political analyst Zoltan Lakner explained that the Voks2025 poll was designed to extend the Ukraine issue into the post-war period by portraying an external threat. But one thing is certain: Orban has not only deepened tensions between Budapest and Kyiv, but also turned Ukraine’s EU accession into a domestic political weapon.