- Brussels is withholding funds from Hungary to manipulate voter decisions and remove Prime Minister Orbán's government from power. Where have we heard this before? With democracy on its lips, the European Commission is violating democratic standards - wrote Beata Szydło on social media.

- It is becoming a threat to European democracy itself. It is using the same methods against Hungary that it has already practiced in Poland to install a compliant government in Warsaw. These methods are financial blackmail, hypocrisy, and lies. Therefore, Hungarians need our solidarity – in the name of principles and in the name of freedom. They have the right to make decisions in elections without external pressure - emphasized the PiS MEP.

Brussels is withholding funds for Hungary to manipulate voters’ decisions and push the government of @PM_ViktorOrban out of power. We know this story well. With the word “democracy” on its lips, the European Commission is violating democratic standards. It is itself becoming a…

— Beata Szydło (@BeataSzydlo) January 16, 2026