'Orbán's Revenge' - Hungary Rejects Dutch PM Rutte's Candidacy To Head NATO
Authored by Denes Albert via ReMix News,
Rutte once said that Hungary “no longer has a place in the EU” and that he wanted to bring the country “to its knees”...
Mark Rutte and Viktor Orbán at the European Council roundtable in Brussels, June 30, 2023. (Credit: European Union/ European Council)
Hungary does not support Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s candidacy for NATO secretary-general, said Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó. Given his history of threats against Hungary, there is little surprise from analysts about Hungary’s stance.
Commenting on the possible election of Rutte as the new head of NATO, Szijjártó said that the government could certainly not support the election of someone who “wanted to bring Hungary to its knees in the past.”
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte pose for a photo after signing documents in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 1, 2024. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
“It would be very strange if the Hungarian government were to support the candidacy of such a person,” he said.
