Former president warns Hungary faces "cold civil war" under current policies

Former Hungarian President János Áder has accused Prime Minister Péter Magyar of pursuing policies that could push the country toward civil conflict, warning of potentially dangerous political consequences.

Speaking in an interview with Mandiner, Áder said the current political trajectory risks creating unprecedented instability.

"Dangerous precedents may now be created, and the consequences are unpredictable... We could enter a period of a cold civil war, with an Orwellian world where love actually means hate, peace means war, and freedom means slavery," he said.

Áder also criticized attempts to remove the incumbent president through constitutional amendments, arguing that such a move would violate the fundamental principle of the rule of law.

According to the former head of state, supporters of Magyar stand to benefit politically by fostering fear among the public and diverting attention from what he described as the government's shortcomings.

By Vafa Guliyeva