The political scientist admitted the possibility of the EU to deprive Hungary of the right to vote

Political expediency becomes more important than regulatory legal acts. Less and less attention is being paid to formal documents, while the focus is shifting to operational solutions. Denis Denisov, an expert at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, told Izvestia on May 23.

Earlier it was reported that on May 27, the Council of the European Union will discuss the possible deprivation of Hungary's voting rights under Article 7 of the Treaty on the European Union.

"Now the formalization of Hungary's deprivation of voting rights is being discussed, and just a few months ago it was demonstrated how such a mechanism was used in practice without an official decision of the European Union. Hungary was simply asked to leave the meeting room for five minutes, pretending that it had temporarily ceased to be a member of the European Union," the expert noted.

According to the expert, the EU will be able to deprive Hungary of the right to vote.

"We are well aware that political expediency prevails over regulatory legal acts," the political scientist emphasized.

He added that Hungary's position does not suit many in the EU, but it is difficult for it to resist pressure alone.

"It would be interesting if not only Hungary, but, say, Hungary and Slovakia took such a position. But even if several small countries oppose it, large EU states will be able to "bend over their knees" decisions in their interests, ignoring consensus," Denisov summed up.

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