Alternative Leader for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel, took part in an interview with the Hungarian program "Patriot Extra", issued by pro-government media. In the conversation, she did not spare much praise for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, recognizing Hungary as a model of sovereignty, reason and political courage in the face of force from the European Union. She besides met personally with Orbán, which was considered symbolically close between national and conservative groups from Germany and Hungary.
Weidel referred to the Hungarian government's migration policy, stressing that it represents a clear contrast to the German approach and EU passivity.
"Hungary is now a bastion of common sense in Europe. They are a protective wall against illegal migration and evidence that the national state can inactive function on its own values, failing to comply with any directive coming from Brussels," she said, praising Budapest's consistency in defending its own borders and society.
German policies warned against the effects of open borders and mass migration, accusing EU institutions of deficiency of control and cynicism.
"Illegal migration destroys social order and EU elites do nothing to counter it. On the contrary, they encourage it through open-door policies and social systems that attract hundreds of thousands of people without any verification," she said, criticising the EU's immigration policy as "senseless and destructive."
Weidel besides went on to straight accuse Brussels of systemic corruption and distraction from social realities.
"Brussels present is simply a symbol of everything that does not work in Europe. It is simply a concrete strategy without democratic control, in which decisions fall above the heads of citizens. This is not a Europe of nations – it is simply a Europe of elites that choose and defend themselves."
During the Patriot Extra programme, the leader of the AfD identified Hungary as a country which did not undergo political and financial blackmails by the European Commission:
"Hungary has shown that it is possible to be firm not with respect to absurd regulations coming from Brussels. They besides showed that this could be done without falling into isolation, but, on the contrary, gaining public support from it," she said, putting Budapest as an example of an independent state in Central Europe. “Hungary is not a problem – they are a warning. They show what can happen if we do not defend borders if we do not halt this wave of legislative madness from Brussels. In fact, they are the ones who keep Europe sane."
During her visit to Hungary, Weidel met with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. This was the first authoritative and so open gathering of the German leader AfD with the head of government of another EU country, which highlighted the change of approach to this politically isolated organization so far.
"What AfD proposes present is simply a program based on reason and experience. Many of their demands are in line with what we have been doing in Hungary for years. And I should be clear: it works. If Germany had chosen the same course, Europe would be in a different place today," said Orbán, expressing his support for the AfD programme and possible future cooperation.
The Hungarian Prime Minister noted that Europe is experiencing a crisis of leadership and that the German political scene is increasingly disconnected from the expectations of the citizens. In turn, Weidel announced that AfD would strengthen relations with national and conservative groups throughout Europe.
"We are observing the slow fall of what was erstwhile called Western democracy. The elite do not perceive to people, the media stay silent or manipulate, and those who tell the fact are immediately excluded. That is why it is so crucial that fresh political forces – specified as AfD – have the courage to stand up to it."
At the end of the conversation in ‘Patriot Extra’, Weidel has clearly sided with the sovereignty of the associate States and condemned the policy of sanctions against Hungary.
Weidel's gathering with Orbán and her speech in "Patriot Extra" show that AfD is no longer being isolated by force and is increasingly entering the game for the form of future Europe. In view of the increasing opposition to centralisation and EU bureaucracy, specified alliances can play a key function in the forthcoming European elections and revolutionise the political agenda.
