Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party will back the ratification of Finland and Sweden's bid to join NATO, the party's parliamentary group said on Wednesday, as lawmakers began the process after a months-long delay.
Among other criticisms, Orban has accused both countries of spreading "outright lies" about the quality of democracy and rule of law in Hungary.still go ahead next week
"We will provide our support to Finland and Sweden's NATO accession," the ruling party, which along with a junior partner controls just over two-thirds of seats in Hungary's parliament, said in a statement. Only around a 10th of Hungary's 199 lawmakers attended the opening debate on the process, with a final vote not expected until the second half of March.
"The countries wishing to join meet all conditions of NATO entry," he said. "Finland and Sweden's NATO membership serves our foreign policy, security and economic interests and it also strengthens NATO."
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