Overview

• Sweden's accession to NATO has been delayed for over a year, with Hungary being the last member to not yet approve the bid.
• Turkey's parliament has recently ratified Sweden's membership, leaving Hungary as the only holdout.
• Hungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, has stated that he supports Sweden's NATO membership and will urge the Hungarian parliament to vote in favor of it.
• Despite Orbán's assurances, lawmakers from his ruling Fidesz party remain unconvinced, citing criticisms of Hungary's democracy from Swedish politicians.
• The delay in Hungary's ratification is causing frustration among other NATO members, who are eager to expand the alliance and provide security guarantees to Sweden amid the war in Ukraine.