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BUDAPEST, June 26 (Xinhua) — An overwhelming majority of Hungarian citizens oppose Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, according to the results of a nationwide poll announced by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban this week.
Speaking to reporters in Brussels on Thursday ahead of the EU summit, Orban said: “More than 2 million Hungarians have expressed their opinion.”
In the voluntary nationwide poll VOKS 2025, which began on April 15, 2,284,732 votes were cast across the country. Of the 2,278,015 respondents whose ballots were considered valid, 2,168,431 (around 95 percent) voted against Ukraine’s EU membership, while just over 109,000 voted in favor. The initiative, launched by the Hungarian government, was aimed at assessing public opinion before a final decision was made in Brussels.
Speaking to the media, Orban noted that this result gives him a strong mandate on the Ukrainian issue at the summit. He stressed that Hungary cannot be bypassed in the EU enlargement process, as unanimous approval is required at many stages of the accession negotiations.
“Nothing can happen today that would have legal consequences for Ukraine’s membership,” he said.
V. Orban also recalled Hungary’s long-standing position that the martial law in Ukraine poses a danger to the EU. Hungary does not want to share a political community with a country in a state of war, the Prime Minister emphasized.
He said that while other member states could issue a joint statement in support of Ukraine, the EU would not have a common position without Hungary’s consent. –0–