On February 26, the Parliament of Hungary approves Sweden's membership to the North Atlantic Alliance.
Hungary was the last to support Sweden's membership in NATO
The Parliament of Hungary today ratified Sweden's application to join NATO.
Index reports this.
On the first day of the spring session, representatives approved the ratification of Sweden's membership in NATO.
One hundred eighty-eight deputies voted for this decision, and six more voted against it. There were no abstainers.
Hungary was the last member state to approve Sweden's application to NATO.
The Secretary General of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, welcomed the decision.
The Hungarian parliament will vote for Sweden's accession to NATO
The Hungarian Parliament has determined the vote date on the ratification of Sweden's accession to NATO. The head of the ruling party's faction, Kocsis Máté, announced this.
Kocsis said that at the meeting on Feb 26, the issue of ratifying Sweden's entry into the North Atlantic Alliance would be included in the agenda, and the ruling party's MPs "intend to support it."
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban previously said that the vote will most likely take place at the beginning of the spring session of the parliament, as early as next week.