Włodzimierz Czarzasty, Speaker of the Sejm, has once again commented on the results of the parliamentary elections in Hungary. This time, he did so through an “official statement” published by the Chancellery of the Sejm. In addition to congratulations, the statement also mentions… the administration of Donald Trump and a “fight against European integration”. He also recalled 1956, when Hungarians rose up against the communist regime – the same one whose manifestation in Poland was the Polish United Workers’ Party (PZPR), which Czarzasty joined in 1980.
The parliamentary elections in Hungary were won by the TISZA party, led by Peter Magyar. This entails, among other things, a change of prime minister – a position held for 16 years by Viktor Orbán.
Magyar’s victory has been welcomed by, among others, the ruling coalition in Poland. Yesterday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk reacted to Magyar’s win as follows: “a weight off my shoulders, because I was worried until the very end.”
Eurocrats are also pleased, as evidenced by yesterday’s statement from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen:
“I am glad to see Hungary returning to the European path. However, I also think we should reflect on the lessons learned within the European Union. For example, I believe that moving to qualified majority voting in foreign policy is an important way to avoid the systemic blockages we have seen in the past. We should truly seize this momentum to move forward on this issue.”
Hungary Elections. Chancellery of the Sejm Publishes Czarzasty’s “Statement”
Today, the Chancellery of the Sejm’s profile on X published the “statement of the Speaker of the Sejm, Włodzimierz Czarzasty, on the parliamentary elections in Hungary.” This is another comment from Czarzasty, who had already spoken yesterday about Orbán’s defeat, simultaneously attacking the President of Poland.
At the beginning, the statement includes congratulations addressed to the winning group. “The result of the parliamentary elections in Hungary marks the beginning of a new stage in the politics of a country with which Poland has been bound for centuries by close ties and a shared fate. I hope for the opening of a new chapter for the whole of Central Europe. We congratulate the victorious TISZA party and welcome Hungary back among the states of a united Europe.”
Further, we read:
“The defeat of Viktor Orbán shows that a policy based on selfishness, cynicism, and subservience to stronger partners and enemies of freedom has short legs. For years, FIDESZ built its position on divisions, conflicts, and placing the interests of its own party above those of the state and Europe. The victorious coalition now faces an exceptional task. We expect Hungary to engage in building a strong and independent Europe in a new reality shaped by the war in Ukraine and the limitations of U.S. involvement in European affairs.”
Czarzasty also referred to the election campaign in Hungary – but in the context of Donald Trump’s administration and its “anti-European stance”:
“The election campaign in Hungary also demonstrated how ruthlessly Donald Trump’s administration is attempting to fight European integration. The Hungarian nation, like the Polish nation, has shown that it wants to participate in building a strong, united, and independent Europe.”
That is not all. Czarzasty further noted: “In Poland, we remember not only the proverbs, but also the traditions of our cooperation: 1848 and 1956 are truly beautiful chapters in our shared history. We have something to build on! I intend to urgently return to the idea of cooperation within the Visegrád Group.”
At the end of October 1956, Hungarians rose up against the communist regime, and the nearly three-week uprising of the Hungarian nation was brutally suppressed by the Red Army. It is estimated that more than 2,500 Hungarian insurgents were killed. The Polish nation came to the aid of the fighting Hungarians, offering both individual social assistance and participating in blood donation efforts for the wounded insurgents.
In June 1956, the residents of Poznań also rose up against the communists, which met with a brutal response from the authorities in Warsaw. Ultimately, 49 protesters were killed, and the Poznań June protests indirectly led to the so-called October thaw, during which the rule of the Polish United Workers’ Party (PZPR) in Poland was partially liberalized after the Stalinist period.