Magyar: Orbán Knew the Grid Was Failing — and Did Nothing for Four Years
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The Prime Minister referred to one of the previous government's proposals from 2022.
In his latest video, the prime minister referred to a government proposal approved by Szijjártó, which called for immediate intervention.
The Prime Minister said that the previous authorities knew about the risks for the Paksh NPP since 2022, but did nothing
Peter Magyar accused Viktor Orban of being aware of the country's energy crisis as head of government and failing to take action. Hungary has been grappling with power shortages in recent days, as the low water levels of the Danube forced a reduction in production at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant. According to the current prime minister, Orban's cabinet had known about the threat since 2002 and failed to act.
While new national and capital heat records were broken, the extreme heat also caused a serious strain on the country's infrastructure: pipe bursts affected thousands of people, open-air fires devastated several counties, and although the heat alert will be lowered to level two from Saturday, the state of emergency still remains. The situation has also sparked political debate: Péter Magyar criticized the state of the energy system, and Fidesz d…
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