Hungarian Alliance Leader Says Party Won't Reverse Exclusion of Smer While He Remains Chairman

László Gubík, who became chairman of the Hungarian Alliance in autumn 2024, has declared that the party will not reverse its decision to exclude Smer and the Republic party from potential cooperation as long as he leads the organization. The 40-year-old politician, born in Levice and educated in Budapest, previously served as chairman of the youth organization of the Party of the Hungarian Community called Via Nova. In a recent interview, Gubík discussed the party's decision-making process regarding the exclusion of Smer-SD, the ruling social-democratic party, and Republic, a far-right opposition party, as well as his expectations for negotiations with other opposition parties. The Hungarian Alliance represents Slovakia's ethnic Hungarian minority, which comprises about 8% of the country's population. Gubík also addressed his views on Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar and criticized Prime Minister Robert Fico's recent visit to Moscow, highlighting tensions over Slovakia's foreign policy orientation amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.