News Digest: Hungary Opposition Alleges Orbán Prepared an Escape for Fico

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In May 2022, the Slovak parliament voted to lift the immunity and extradite then-opposition politician Robert Fico (Směr) for detention. After a close vote by deputies, this did not happen, but a Hungarian government car was supposed to be ready on the Hungarian side of the border at that time, which would have allowed Fico to escape to the neighboring country. This is what the leader of the local opposition, Péter Magyar, claims.

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Hungarian opposition politician and MEP Péter Magyar claims that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was prepared to help current Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico escape from Slovakia in 2022. At the time, parliament threatened to extradite Fico for detention. According to Magyar, Orbán sent a government vehicle to the Slovak border. Fico called Magyar a madman.

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If Viktor Orbán does not defend his victory in the April elections, Hungarian-Slovak relations are likely to cool down. Prime Minister Robert Fico is exchanging sharp messages with Orbán's rival, Péter Magyar.

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When the parliament voted on Robert Fico's extradition for custodial prosecution, Hungarian government cars were waiting on the Hungarian side of the border, claims Péter Magyar. Viktor Orbán has already helped several of his allies who were facing prison.