István Kovács - CPAC Hungary 2022

István Kovács advances in his address in CPAC Hungary that the growing conservative sentiment felt nationally in Hungary is caused by a dissatisfaction with the Left’s solutions that are primarily manifested in Europe through the European Union. Kovács cites the EU’s issue with Hungary’s immigration policy during the Syrian Civil War as a source of the conservative shift in Hungary. The pandemic further contributed to the shift after the EU dictated additional areas of Europeans’ lives and the people resisted the organization’s overreach of power. These are ultimately micro-issues affecting national political sentiment, but the EU’s altogether rejection of the continent’s heritage has been a macro-issue that has troubled many Europeans, not just Hungarians, for several decades now. Kovács implores conservatives to join forces, harness the full power of their rising popularity, and preserve their countries and cultures.