The Hungarian parliament allowed Finland to join NATO on the 27th. Prime Minister Orban stood up to express support, which has absolute influence on the country's parliament.

(Associated Press)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] On the 27th, the Hungarian Parliament approved a bill that had been delayed for several months, allowing Finland to join NATO.

The country's ruling party, the Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Alliance, referred to as Fidesz), finally expressed its support for the matter.

According to Reuters, Fidesz last week said it would support Finland's accession to NATO, and the bill passed on the 27th with 182 votes in favor and 6 votes against.

Finland and Sweden both applied to join NATO last year in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but were repeatedly blocked by Turkey and Hungary in the process.

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Finland's application was finally approved, but Sweden's bill is still stuck in the Hungarian parliament.

At the same time, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan also said that the Turkish parliament was about to approve Finland's case, but continued to delay Sweden's application.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg recently stressed that he has urged Turkey and Hungary to approve the application of the two countries as soon as possible.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief political officer revealed on Twitter on the 26th that the government supports Sweden's NATO membership and "has now left it to the parliament".

Fidesz MP Balazs Orban believes that the Swedish government has repeatedly questioned Hungarian democracy "in order to insult our voters, our MPs and the country as a whole".

The Hungarian government is currently negotiating with the European Union as it faces allegations of corruption and violations of democratic rights.

Despite Orbán's government's denials, the European Union is holding back vital economic aid to the country.