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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban appears to be enjoying the political troubles of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ahead of a key confidence vote in the European Parliament.
"Time to go," Orban wrote on Wednesday in a post accompanied by an image of von der Leyen emerging from a red frame, symbolically indicating her political departure.
The post came as Parliament prepares to vote on Thursday on whether von der Leyen should remain at the helm of the EU executive, reflecting growing tensions over her leadership.
The vote of confidence stems from frustration over von der Leyen's secret communications with the CEO of vaccine maker Pfizer during the pandemic. Speaking in Strasbourg this week, she rejected the allegations, warning of an "alarming threat from extremist parties trying to polarise societies through disinformation".
In a second post on Wednesday, Orbán called the vote a defining moment for Europe.
"Tomorrow will be a turbulent day in the European Parliament. The vote was planned because of the corruption scandals that were gathering around the President, but we all know that corruption is only the tip of the iceberg. This is about competence, results and the future of Europe," the Hungarian Prime Minister wrote.
Orban's attack came just a day after the Commission issued country-specific economic recommendations, urging Hungary to adopt "permanent" fiscal measures to address a budget gap.
The Hungarian government objected, defending its economic strategy. “Unlike Brussels, for the government Hungarian families, pensioners and companies come first, not multinationals,” Hungary’s economy ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
Budapest and Brussels have been embroiled in a wider dispute for years, with the EU having frozen billions of euros in funds over rule of law concerns.
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