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"Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged Hungarians to support his Fidesz party ahead of the upcoming crunch elections, warning that the country could lose hard-won gains on migration and its stance towards Brussels. "We built a fence and put a stop to illegal migration, and we were able to say no to war, even when that meant standing up to Brussels. These are all our jointly achieved results, but now there is a danger that we could lose everything we have built together," the politician said in an address released on Friday. The prime minister warned that the opposition Tisza party could drag the country into overseas conflicts, accusing it of 'violence and cry election fraud with trumped-up charges' and of 'organising protests and trouble'. "We proclaim national unity, and in the great European crisis ahead of us, we will protect every Hungarian family," he underlined. "Please, talk to your families, friends, and acquaintances. Tell them that the stakes are huge, and change is a danger. Fidesz is the safe choice," Orban added. Orban also recalled the achievements made over the past years, stressing his government's record on jobs and payments across social groups. "Over 16 years, we have built a stable and safe homeland out of a crumbling country," Orban said. "We introduced the utility cost reduction and protected Hungarian families from skyrocketing fuel prices. We built a fence and put a stop to illegal migration, and we were able to say no to war, even against Brussels if necessary," he continued. His remarks came ahead of the Hungarian election on Sunday, April 12. Hungarian PM Viktor Orban's Fidesz faces off with challenger Peter Magyar's Tisza on Sunday, April 12 following a campaign has been dominated by allegations of election meddling. Orban's government accused the EU and Ukraine of repeated interference in an attempt to install a more pro-Brussels and pro-Kiev administration, following rows over energy and funding. Most notably, Hungary and Slovakia accused Ukraine of halting supplies via the Druzhba oil pipeline from Russia for political reasons - while Kiev claimed it was blocked due to 'Russian strikes' - and Orban subsequently blocked the latest 90-billion-euro loan for Ukraine from the bloc. Budapest also claimed Kiev tried to funnel millions in cash and gold bars to Tisza after shipments were seized from Ukrainian couriers, which Magyar called a 'smear campaign'. Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky was even accused of threatening Orban's life, after he suggested he would give the PM's 'address' to his armed forces. Last week, on a trip to Hungary, US Vice President JD Vance called Zelensky's death threat 'completely scandalous' as well as 'preposterous and unacceptable' - and said EU meddling in the election was "one of the worst examples of foreign interference I've ever seen". The European Commission suggested it would raise his comments with the US through 'diplomatic channels'."
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