Hungary Leader: EU a battlefield due to migrants
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The latest developments as tens
of thousands of people make their way to Europe and across the continent,
seeking safety and a better life. All times local.
6:05 p.m.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban lashed out at EU
leaders who reject his call to keep migrants out of the bloc, which he
described as "weak, unsure and powerless."
Orban told delegates at the ruling party Fidesz' congress
on Sunday that the "continent looks like a battlefield and the worse is
yet to come. How many more will hit the road, heading for Europe? I believe
it's millions, or tens of millions."
Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and poverty
have arrived in Europe this year. Hungary erected a fence at its border with
Serbia, and since September has effectively shut its doors to new arrivals.
On Sunday, Orban was re-elected as president of Fidesz
with a landslide victory: out of 1,177 party delegates, 1,174 voted him as
president again.
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