The Tisza party pointed out that the office was created purely for political purposes during the government of the Fidesz party of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “His only task was to intimidate citizens, press workers, opposition parties and civic organizations,” the website index.hu quotes from the proposal submitted by the Tisza party, which was approved by the deputies with 135 votes.
According to the ruling party, the office supported pseudoscientific activities and conspiracy theories. Magyar’s side stated that the office actually threatened the rule of law and prevented citizens from participating in public life. “The office did not protect Hungary’s sovereignty at all. On the contrary, it played a primary role in supporting the autocratic exercise of power,” added the Tisza party.
Orbán’s Fidesz party described the abolition of the office as an attempt to undermine Hungarian sovereignty. “All this is happening at a time when Hungarian sovereignty is threatened by the most serious challenges from the East and the West. The government of the Tisza party is giving up the political, economic and legal sovereignty of Hungary,” said the Fidesz party.
The creation of the office, which was supposed to protect national sovereignty, uncover and investigate attempts at foreign interference in Hungary’s internal affairs, was also harshly criticized by the European Commission.
