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At his meeting with the German Chancellor on the occasion of the May 22 European Council, “the Hungarian Prime Minister will have had to contend with a few tense moments”, remarks Népzsabadság.
Is he intending to apologise for affirming that “the Germans have already sent in the cavalry, to be precise in the form of tanks, [which was] not a good idea at the time, and did not work”? wonders the daily.
This was how Orbán responded to Angela Merkel’s remarks on recent legislative changes that have undermined the rule of law and democracy in Hungary. The Chancellor’s exact words were: “We will do everything to encourage a return to the right path, without going as far as to send in the cavalry.” According to diplomatic sources cited by Népzsabadság, Orbán is unlikely to present an apology, “if it is not specifically demanded by the German Chancellor.”
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