Hungary's opposition parties turn to EU in joint proclamation

Hungary's opposition parties on Wednesday sent a joint letter to the European leaders, criticising the government's policies. The letter signed by the Democratic Coalition (DK), Jobbik, LMP, Momentum, and the Socialist-Parbeszed parties said: "The Hungarian democratic opposition, in view of the grave situation created by the Hungarian government's destructive practices, feels the need to declare before all member states and citizens of the EU, as well as its leadership, that [Prime Minister] Viktor Orban and his government are not synonymous with Hungary." In the letter sent to Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, and the German presidency, the signatories said the Orban government was hindering European and Hungarian crisis-management efforts and acting against the interests and "justified expectations" of European and Hungarian citizens.