The seven MEPs from Hungary's opposition Tisza party were sanctioned by the EPP Group for not supporting Ursula von der Leyen in a censure vote. Tisza, led by Péter Magyar, is the main opposition party challenging Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the upcoming elections. The EPP Group has implemented stricter voting rules, leading to penalties for dissenting members. Tisza's MEPs are barred from speaking at plenary sessions for six months. Orbán criticizes Tisza as a 'Brussels puppet' and frames the election as a choice between nationalism and Europeanism.