Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has claimed in a speech that the European Union seeks to topple his government and install a puppet regime.

Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban alleged on Wednesday that the European Union executive was trying to overthrow his government and impose a "puppet" administration on Budapest, likening his protest to the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban launched into his familiar anti-European Union rhetoric targeting the opposition on Wednesday as an opinion poll showed the upstart party of his rival Peter Magyar taking its first-ever lead.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused the EU of attempting to overthrow his government and install a puppet regime. The statement comes amid rising support for the opposition party, Tisza, led by Peter Magyar.

Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban alleged on Wednesday that the European Union executive was trying to overthrow his government and impose a "puppet" administration on Budapest, likening his protest to the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

MBH Bank, which granted loans to the Spanish party Vox and France's National Rally (RN), is owned by the Hungarian leader’s childhood friend.

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban alleged the EU aims to topple his government, drawing parallels to historical foreign oppressions. Amid tension over Ukraine, Orban's claims were made without evidence. The speech comes as poll numbers tighten against new opposition party leader,

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused the European Union of wanting to install a puppet regime in Hungary.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday urged Hungarians to "resist" Brussels like they did Moscow almost 70 years ago, as he marked the central European country's 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.