Orban: Decision to back Von der Leyen 'good'

It was a good decision to "keep the ideological guerillas away" and vote for leaders who have a "pragmatic instinct for life", Prime Minister Viktor Orban said after meeting European Commission EC President-elect Ursula von der Leyen. "We have come to a good decision, so far," Orban told public news channel M1. He called Von der Leyen a politician "whose ideas for the future coincide with the same issues that concern us". He cited security and the future of children and families as examples, adding that the development of a European military and arms industry were shared goals. Von der Leyen has a sensitive approach to issues such as migration, and she has demonstrated that she can also "think with the head of a central European", Orban added.