Polish fugitive Marcin Romanowski joined a Fidesz-organized march in Budapest on Hungary’s national holiday, emphasizing the fight for sovereign nations.
Holiday Rival Rallies
Hungary celebrated its National Day on Sunday, commemorating the 1848 revolution. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and opposition leader Peter Magyar held separate rallies, seen by commentators as the final test of their mobilization abilities ahead of the April 12 parliamentary elections.
Orbán’s supporters gathered under the “March of Peace” banner, repeating opposition to EU aid for Ukraine, while Magyar’s camp organized a National March, presenting itself as a democratic alternative to the government.
Romanowski at Orbán’s Event
Former Polish Justice Vice Minister Marcin Romanowski, wanted by Polish prosecutors and granted asylum in Hungary, participated in the Fidesz-organized march. Alongside former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, he is a key suspect in a probe into irregularities involving the Justice Fund, accused of rigging competitions, exceeding powers, and belonging to an organized criminal group.
“White-and-red and red-white-and-green flags side by side – just as in centuries of our common struggles for freedom. Today this fight continues. We fight for a free Poland and free Hungary – for an Europe of sovereign nations that can defend its borders and security, its culture and civilization!” Romanowski wrote on platform X.
Fugitives and Election Context
Zbigniew Ziobro is also hiding in Hungary. Polls give Orbán’s opponent Magyar a lead, and he has promised to extradite them if he wins. A recent Median poll gives Fidesz a 12-point percentage lead over TISZ.
The Fidesz march also included representatives of the Border Defense Movement led by Robert Bąkiewicz and Supreme Court Judge Paweł Czubik.
“Bąkiewicz set the tone for the marching group, singing through a megaphone in Polish in Budapest: ‘All of Poland sings with us, f… off with the migrants!’. He also chanted ‘Viktor Orbán!’ and ‘Ria, ria Hungaria!’ (Great Hungary),” Michał Kokot reported for Wyborcza.pl.
