Hungarian lawmakers postpone vote on Sweden’s NATO membership

Hungary’s parliamentary committee has rejected a proposal to schedule a vote on Sweden’s ratification of NATO membership for next week, a lawmaker from the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) party said on Thursday.

After a closed committee meeting, Agnes Vadai said lawmakers from the ruling Fidesz and Christian Democrat parties on the committee did not support putting the vote on the agenda of next week’s parliamentary session.

“The House committee has rejected putting the vote on the agenda for next week,” Vadai said, adding that his party would again propose a vote on Monday at a plenary session of parliament.

Sweden, abandoning a longstanding policy of military non-alignment after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is eyeing formal membership at the NATO summit, which will be discussed at a summit scheduled for July 11-12. However, while it has strong support from other members including the United States, Turkey and Hungary have so far blocked ratification.

Vadai said it was “obvious” that Fidesz would decide when to schedule the vote, depending on Turkey’s position.

“(Prime Minister) Viktor Orban moves in tandem with (Turkish President Tayyip) Erdogan… ignoring Hungarian sovereignty and… breaking NATO unity.”

(Posted by Fabio Mendes)

Source: CNN Brasil

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