Fidesz MP reelected Roma leader despite budget fraud allegations
Flórián Farkas has been unanimously re-elected to head Lungo Drom for another five years, the organisation for protecting the interests of the Roma told MTI on Saturday.
Lungo Drom said in a statement that it is committed to the government’s policy. As a
“strategic ally” of governing Fidesz,
Lungo Drom said it sees the continuation of the government’s social integration programme to be the primary means for establishing the conditions necessary for the well-being of Hungary’s Roma.
According to 444.hu, Farkas has been the chairman of Lungo Drom for 30 years. The police have been investigating for five years because of the HÃd a munka világába (Bridge to the World of Work) programme. The initiative aimed to help Roma young people to get a job. However, its leaders only bought expensive cars and
spent HUF 1.6 billion (EUR 4.44 million) on luxury items.
Mr Farkas was the chairman of the Roma self-government organisation responsible for the programme during that time. The public prosecutor’s office has interrogated five people in the issue up to now, but Mr Farkas was not among them.
At yesterday’s congress, the organisation said that
they would do everything to hinder the victory of the leftist parties.
They also stated that they regard Brussels’ liberal ideology the EU wants to force on Hungary as unacceptable. Lungo Drom added that the European Union constantly attacks Hungary.
They also said that they reject migration. Moreover, the organisation highlighted that instead of accepting foreign citizens, the government’s complex family support measures are the key to an increasing population.
Source: MTI, 444.hu