Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a passionate speech on Monday at the Patriots for Europe meeting in Mormant-sur-Vernisson, France.
Before an enthusiastic audience, he called on French voters to support Marine Le Pen and patriotic forces in the fight against the Brussels establishment and the threat of cultural obliteration through mass migration and population replacement.
Orbán began by contrasting France’s superpower status with Hungary’s more limited resources.
– France is a great power and Hungary is a small country with 11 million people, modest GDP, and limited military strength. But what makes Hungary interesting is its politics.
– We are the black sheep of the European Union. Brussels’ nightmare. The hope of Europe’s patriots. And the last bastion of Christians, he continued.
Orbán returned to his own upbringing under communism:
– I was born in a communist dictatorship under Soviet occupation. We had to fight for freedom and democracy… The intellectual bureaucrats in Brussels who criticize Hungary have no idea what it means to fight for your country.
“Besieged” by the media and big business
The prime minister highlighted the historical distance between Hungary and France, but emphasized that the countries are now united in a common struggle. Referring to the authors Victor Hugo and Albert Camus, he portrayed Hungary as a nation shaped by resistance – now once again fighting against ideological occupation.
A large part of the speech was devoted to the EU’s migration policy, with Orbán arguing that Brussels has pursued a line that undermines Europe’s cultural foundations.
He argued that the siege of Hungary began 20 years ago – not by armies, but by global corporations, progressive NGOs, and foreign-funded media that took over the country’s institutions.
– For them, the family, the nation, and Christianity were just a joke.
@PM_ViktorOrban: “What is happening is not migration. It’s an organized exchange of people to replace Europe’s cultural base.
“For us, €1 million a day is a lot of money, but we’d rather pay than let anyone in illegally. It’s the best investment for the future.” pic.twitter.com/AZi3Yqqfl8
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) June 9, 2025
“Will not kneel”
He described Hungary’s response as clear and effective:
– In Hungary, the number of migrants is zero. There are no migrant hordes on our streets. No anti-Semitism. No violence. No riots. Hungary is the country of the Hungarians
Orbán attacked the EU’s migration policy, calling it part of a larger plan for a large-scale population exchange.
– This is not migration. It’s an organized population exchange meant to replace the cultural foundation of Europe.
– We will not kneel before Brussels, he continued.
“Don’t want to die for Ukraine”
He also expressed concern about the situation in Ukraine and argued that everyone loses if the war drags on.
– I come from a country that shares a border with Ukraine. Warmongering politicians want us to believe this war must go on. But I warn you: it cannot be won. On the battlefield, there are only the dead, suffering, and destruction.
The national conservative politician also rejected the idea of Hungary becoming involved militarily:
– We don’t want to die for Ukraine. We don’t want our sons coming home in coffins. We don’t want a new Afghanistan on our doorstep, he declared, criticizing the EU’s handling of the conflict.
– We don’t want Brussels using this war as a pretext for federalizing member states’ finances, taking on massive debt, and pushing us into an arms race. We must stop them.
“The weak fall”
According to Orbán, it is of utmost importance that European peoples work together in their quest for independence and freedom – and he believes that France has an important role to play here.
– We Hungarians need your victory. Without you, we cannot take Brussels. And without you, we cannot save Hungary from the Brussels guillotine
– The weak fall. The cowardly are humiliated. But the brave stand tall. Effort wins. If we unite, we will be strong – and we will win. Marine [Le Pen], lead us, he concluded.
