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Ujhelyi hails 'Historic Step' by EP approving Sargentini report

The European Parliament has made a “historic step” by approving the Sargentini report, opposition Socialist MEP István Ujhelyi said. In a situation like this, in a “normal democracy” the government would voluntarily resign “because of what it has done against Hungary,” he told a press conference in Brussels. Ujhelyi described the decision as convincing, made by a firm majority and spanning over various party families.
Benedek Jávor, an MEP of the opposition Párbeszéd, said the outcome of the vote showed that the majority of the European People’s Party, of which ruling Fidesz is a member, also agreed with the conclusions of the report. The report criticised the Hungarian government for its actions that violate the interests and rights of the Hungarian people, he added. “The message to the Hungarian government is clear: undermining and violating basic rights and values cannot go unpunished in Europe.”