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European Commission President says Hungarian election result creates "momentum" for majority decision-making
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for changes to the way the European Union makes decisions on foreign policy, following Viktor Orbán's defeat in Hungary's election. She suggests that member states move from unanimity to qualified majority voting.
In a statement to reporters in Brussels, von der Leyen stressed that this change would avoid the repeated deadlocks that have occurred in the past, especially during Orbán's government, when Hungary has blocked important foreign policy decisions, including sanctions on Russia and financial support for Ukraine.
"Moving to qualified majority voting in foreign policy is an important way to avoid systemic deadlocks," she declared, calling on EU governments to "seize this moment."
However, such a change is expected to be controversial, as even some traditionally pro-European countries may object to losing veto power on sensitive issues of national sovereignty.
Von der Leyen also confirmed that the European Commission will quickly engage with the new Hungarian government, led by incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who has expressed a clear pro-European orientation during the campaign.
She underlined that progress on the issue of EU funds and reforms will be a priority, adding that "the Hungarian people deserve this."
The Commission President welcomed the election result as “a day to celebrate”, stressing that the European Union emerges stronger and more united from this development. According to her, Hungarian citizens “have reclaimed their European mission” and the result represents “a victory for fundamental freedoms”.
Viktor Orbán, who has been in power for 16 years and is considered one of the most authoritarian leaders in the EU, lost the election by a wide margin, in a process with the highest turnout in the country's democratic history.
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