After Turkey’s Approval, Hungary To Vote On Swedish NATO Bid

A senior official with the Fidesz ruling party said, “Hungary, the last on Sweden’s offer to join NATO, will vote on the issue on Monday.

Sweden applied to join the United States-led Western military alliance in May 2022 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, at the same time as Finland.

Although it supports Stockholm in principle, Budapest extended the process by asking Sweden to stop “defaming” Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government, which critics accuse of authoritarianism.

“Parliament’s session of 26 February 2024 shall include on its agenda the final vote on the proclamation of the Protocol of Accession of the Kingdom of Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty, which our parliamentary group intends to support”, said Mate Kocsis, Fidesz parliamentary group leader, on Tuesday.

Notably, Finland became the 31st member of the United States-led military alliance in April.