The far-right leader swept to power in 2003 as head of the Fidesz party and won a landslide general election victory in April. But Orbán’s anti-immigration stance has seen him accused of mistreating asylum seekers and refugees, with his government building a huge wall along its Serbia border to stop migrants entering. And as Europe prepares to go to the polls in May, he is adamant that migration will unite voters at the ballot box.
Mr Orbán said: “The old dream of the EU is coming true. I have been hearing for 30 years that we have no common theme that concerns all of Europe.
“Now we have one topic: migration.
“From Lisbon to Vilnius and also in Budapest, the key issue in the elections will be migration.
“Now, for the first time, the European nations will vote together on a common topic.”
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Hungary is now viewed as one of Europe’s most anti-migrant countries.
In a 2017 Gallup poll, Hungary came third from bottom on a list of 168 countries worldwide.
During campaigning for this year’s Hungarian elections, Mr Orbán blamed migrants for problems such as a collapsing education system and political corruption.
And with Britain voting to leave the EU and concerns over migration a driving factor, Mr Orbán accused Brussels of steering Europe in “the wrong direction”.
He said: “When we joined the EU, we felt we were still free. Since then, the EU has taken a different approach.
“I think that’s the wrong direction. The last five years have been a disappointment.”
The nationalist leader also boasted Hungary are “the bad boys of global politics” after refusing to sign a UN pact on migration.
Austria’s right-wing government and Poland were among the European countries withdrew from the pact to make migration safer, along with Donald Trump’s US.
Mr Orbán said: “When I heard that the US had dropped out of the negotiations, I read it myself, noting that this document could cause major problems because it could affect national security.
“After that, I consulted with our government and we decided to leave immediately.”