“Our local, washed-out opposition turned out to be so bankrupt that it was seeking joy and relief in Orbán’s defeat, as if the results in Budapest would somehow artificially sustain their political existence and breathing here. Hungary’s future Prime Minister shattered these people’s illusions at his very first press conference and poured cold water on their hopes. Once again, our opposition shouted ‘hopla’ before making the jump,” — this statement was made at a plenary session of Parliament by Georgian Dream MP Levan Makhashvili.

Makhashvili began his speech in Parliament by congratulating Péter Magyar and his party, “Tisza,” on their election victory.

“Together with my colleagues, I had the opportunity to participate in the observation process both in Budapest and in the regions. The elections in Hungary were held in a peaceful environment and were competitive — Hungary has an elected government.

Everyone accepted the election results — both the winners and the losers. This is exactly how it works in normal countries, where the defeated side acknowledges the results, does not boycott Parliament and the country for years, and does not shake the state for narrow political interests.

Our local, washed-out opposition turned out to be so bankrupt that it sought joy and relief in Orbán’s defeat, as if the results in Budapest would artificially sustain their political existence and breathing here.

At his very first press conference, the future Prime Minister shattered these illusions and poured cold water on their hopes when he stated that he would continue cooperation and friendship with Georgia, that he has no interest in interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, and that he is ready to visit Tbilisi. Once again, our opposition shouted ‘hopla’ before making the jump. Once again, they took positions that do not align with the interests of our population; once again, they set a trap and got caught in it themselves.

While our opposition figures celebrate others’ elections, we are working on Georgia’s security, expanding economic ties, and deepening relations with partners.

We have a strategic partnership with Hungary, based on mutual interests, and we hope this will continue under the new government.

The statements we heard at the first press conference truly give us hope that we will be able to continue strategic relations and this friendship based on shared interests, as we have had during this period, despite the campaign being stirred up on social media to damage these relations,” Levan Makhashvili said.

As a reminder, in Hungary’s parliamentary elections, Péter Magyar’s opposition party “Tisza” won. It will form a constitutional majority in Parliament.