'Migrants To Order': Magyar Accused Orban Of Secretly Helping Fitzo
- 17.04.2026, 7:37
Orban's government, by agreement, deliberately sent illegal migrants to Slovakia.
The leader of Hungary's victorious Tisza party, Peter Magyar, who is set to become Hungary's new prime minister, has accused his predecessor Viktor Orban and Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fitzo of secret collusion.
This is reported by aktuality.sk .
The substance of the accusations
Speaking to European leaders, Magyar said that unlike Orban, his party would not drive migrants to the Slovak border just because "the electoral interests of their Slovak socialist friend demand it."
Madyar said Orban's government, in prior agreement with Fitzo, deliberately sent illegal migrants to Slovakia in order to create a migration crisis there. This was intended to help Fitzo win parliamentary elections by using the topic of migration to intimidate voters.
Madyar also said Orban prematurely released 2,200 convicted ferrymen from prisons, which contributed to the migration flow.
Reaction in Slovakia
The Slovak opposition (the Progressive Slovakia, Democrats, and Movement Slovakia parties) demands an immediate explanation from Fitzo. MP Jaroslav Spiszak called Orban's actions a "cynical game with the safety of citizens" and said that Interior Minister Matusz Šutaj Eštok only took credit for the migration crisis that ended immediately after the election thanks to the agreement between Fico and Orban, not the work of the police.
The leader of the Democrats party Jaroslav Nagy threatened criminal prosecution if the allegations are confirmed. Former Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (Slovakia party) said the 2023 migration crisis was "deliberately created" for election purposes.
Slovak Interior Ministry
The Slovak Interior Ministry rejected the accusations, calling them an attempt by the opposition to cover up its own failure. A spokesman for the ministry said that the current government, unlike the previous government, had "made Slovakia a safe transit country."