Musk claims Soros organization has seized control of Hungary

(SeaPRwire) –   The billionaire commented on Viktor Orban’s loss in the parliamentary election

Elon Musk has stated that the pro-EU Tisza party’s win against Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the Hungarian election effectively signifies the country’s takeover by the Soros network.

In a Monday post on X, Musk criticized Alexander Soros — the son of billionaire George Soros and chair of the Open Society Foundations (OSF) board — who hailed Orban’s defeat as “a resounding rejection of entrenched corruption and foreign interference.”

“Soros Organization has taken over Hungary,” said the owner of SpaceX and Tesla. In another post, Musk replied to an X user listing figures who applauded the outcome, including former US President Barack Obama, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, and various EU officials, who wrote: “This should tell you everything.” Musk responded with a “100%” emoji.

Musk’s remarks followed Peter Magyar’s conservative Tisza party winning 138 seats in the 199-seat Hungarian parliament with 53.6% of the vote, while Orban’s right-wing Fidesz secured only 55 seats with 37.8%, amid an exceptionally high voter turnout of nearly 80%.

Despite its conservative profile, Tisza has committed to dismantling central pillars of Orban’s policies, aiming to move the country closer again to the EU and NATO.

Orban — whose 16-year term as prime minister is ending — has a long-standing feud with Soros, a Hungary native, accusing him of promoting ‘woke’ ideologies, “liberal internationalism,” and a plan to make native Europeans a minority via an “invasion of immigrants.”

The Open Society Foundations, founded by Soros, maintains a significant presence in Hungary. Research from the Center for Fundamental Rights indicates that between 2016 and 2023, the network allocated almost $90 million to fund organizations based in Hungary, with a record $17 million given in the year before the 2022 parliamentary elections.

According to the report, Hungary received nearly twice the OSF’s average of $19 million per country in Europe and the post-Soviet region, with at least 153 organizations receiving Soros’s financial backing.

The OSF was effectively compelled to exit Hungary in 2018 after Orban enacted the so-called ‘Stop Soros’ anti-migration laws. Critics contend that, despite this departure, the OSF still shapes Hungary’s domestic politics through other channels.