Orbán: Although former German Chancellor Merkel often yells, he still respects her
Budapest time November 16, 2025, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on the MD Meets podcast:
I respect Angela Merkel. She sometimes even yells at me, and it's more than my wife. It's not good. But she is an open person, a intellectual.
Orbán added:
She never used this power to impose her position on Hungary, but rather tended to listen to others' arguments and discuss. On the position of European strategic interests and relations with Russia, I almost completely agree with Merkel's view. Merkel did good things for Germany and Europe, although there were also bad things.
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