{"id":1461202,"date":"2024-03-07T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1461202"},"modified":"2024-03-07T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T12:00:00","slug":"orbans-revenge-hungary-rejects-dutch-pm-ruttes-candidacy-to-head-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/orbans-revenge-hungary-rejects-dutch-pm-ruttes-candidacy-to-head-nato\/1461202\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Orb\u00e1n’s Revenge’ – Hungary Rejects Dutch PM Rutte’s Candidacy To Head NATO"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Orb\u00e1n’s Revenge’ – Hungary Rejects Dutch PM Rutte’s Candidacy To Head NATO<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Denes Albert via ReMix News,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Rutte once said that Hungary \u201cno longer has a place in the EU\u201d and that he wanted to bring the country \u201cto its knees\u201d…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Mark Rutte and Viktor Orb\u00e1n at the European Council roundtable in Brussels, June 30, 2023. (Credit: European Union\/ European Council)<\/em><\/p>\n

Hungary does not support Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte\u2019s candidacy for NATO secretary-general, said Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3. Given his history of threats against Hungary, there is little surprise from analysts about Hungary\u2019s stance.<\/p>\n

Commenting\u00a0on the possible election<\/a>\u00a0of Rutte as the new head of NATO, Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 said that the government could certainly not support the election of someone who \u201cwanted to bring Hungary to its knees in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte pose for a photo after signing documents in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 1, 2024. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be very strange if the Hungarian government were to support the candidacy of such a person,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> he said.<\/p>\n

Current NATO head Jens Stoltenberg\u2019s second mandate \u2014 extended twice by one year due to the war in Ukraine \u2014 will expire in October, and most NATO member states want to have a new person in the position before the EU elections. To be elected, a candidate needs the vote of all member states.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa\ud83d\udd25 Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s past catches up with him as Hungary vows to torpedo any bid to install him as the next secretary general of NATO. pic.twitter.com\/9V9IcC1VdE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) March 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

German magazine Der Spiegel wrote in a recent\u00a0opinion piece<\/a>\u00a0that \u201cRutte has strong opponents, especially in the eastern part of NATO territory, above all (Hungarian Prime Minister) Viktor Orb\u00e1n.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

That is why Spiegel columnist Marlus Becker wrote that the military alliance is threatened by a nasty row over the next secretary-general. Last week, NATO\u2019s four major member states backed Rutte in a coordinated action. According to several diplomats, Rutte has the backing of about two-thirds of the 31 NATO members, but the eastern members are resisting, according to the German magazine.<\/p>\n

The magazine claims that the unanimous election of the new secretary-general could be a problem for \u201cHungary\u2019s autocratic prime minister\u201d Viktor Orb\u00e1n, among others. However, Rutte is not innocent either, the article adds, as in 2021, Rutte said that Hungary \u201cno longer has a place in the EU.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rutte also said, \u201cWe want to bring Hungary to its knees.\u201d Now, Becker writes that Rutte has to fear \u201cOrb\u00e1n\u2019s revenge,\u201d and this time Orb\u00e1n is not isolated. Becker argues that other states in the eastern part of NATO feel they have been deceived by the West.<\/p>\n

Orb\u00e1n has commented on\u00a0Rutte\u2019s offensive comments in the past<\/a>, saying in 2020: \u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s the personal reason for the Dutch prime minister to hate me or Hungary, but he is attacking us so harshly and making very clear that because Hungary, in his opinion, does not respect the rule of law, it must be punished financially. That\u2019s his position. Which is not acceptable, because there is no decision about what is the rule of law situation in Hungary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more here…<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nThu, 03\/07\/2024 – 02:00<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bhttps:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/orbans-revenge-hungary-rejects-dutch-pm-ruttes-candidacy-head-nato<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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