That Orban seconded Stoiber's demands came as something of a gift from god to the Slovak nationalist Vladimir Meciar in his bid to become Prime Minister once more, as it allowed him to argue that his domestic opponents were preparing to surrender to EU pressure and force Slovakia to compensate the Hungarians expelled by Benes in 1945.
Orbán svou podporou Stoiberových požadavků snesl dar s nebes slovenskému nacionalistovi Vladimíru Mečiarovi, který by se rád znovu stal slovenským premiérem. Díky Orbánovi mohl Mečiar tvrdit, že jeho domácí soupeři se chtějí vzdát tlaku EU a donutit Slovensko, aby odškodnila Maďary, které v roce 1945 Beneš odsunul.