“Democrats are obliged to cooperate in the fight against [Prime Minister Viktor] Orbán’s regime, but not everyone thinks the same way about this cooperation,” Ferenc Gyurcsány, the leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said in a speech assessing the past year on Saturday.
Nobody should fight against DK in the opposition
Gyurcsány said those in the opposition who wanted to fight both the government and the rest of the opposition were setting themselves up for defeat and their opponents for victory.
He added that those who employed civil activists over their parties’ organised teams were “committing suicide” and paving the way for the government’s victory.
Gyurcsány said 2023 had been a difficult year for the world, but “the most rubbish year” for Hungary in a long time. He said the government and “democrats” disagreed on the reasons for the international order coming unbalanced.
He said it was right for a country to try to manoeuvre between the global powers in a complex and contradictory international situation, adding, at the same time, that manoeuvring “cannot be treason”.
Gyurcsány said the one aspect of any international conflict DK and the government agreed on was that Israel had a right to defend itself after Hamas’s terrorist attack, even if what was happening in Gaza right now “gives cause for concern”.
DK operates with the word homeland instead of nation
Turning to domestic politics, Gyurcsány said the fierceness of political debates in Hungary was about deciding whether the country should be “Christian, as [ruling] Fidesz says, or civic, which sums up what democrats want”.
“Hungary is the country of believers and non-believers, Christians and non-Christians,” he said, arguing that “if the homeland belonged to everyone, it could not identify itself solely with the faith of a single group”.
Gyurcsány said DK considered Fidesz’s system “unconstitutional” because “they strive to obtain and hold absolute power”. “It aims for a state capture and control and the intimidation, humiliation, and, if possible, the elimination of its opponents,” he insisted.
He said DK would not view Tamás Sulyok, the ruling parties’ nominee for head of state, as president if he is elected, but as “Viktor Orbán’s employee”, arguing that Sulyok, as head of the Constitutional Court, had already been playing “an active role in creating, consolidating and upholding Orbán’s unconstitutional power”.
Meanwhile, Gyurcsány said the past three weeks had been “shocking”, as it had come to light that individuals close to the government had abused children, “and the highest-ranking state officials tried and are trying to cover up these crimes”. He insisted that this “permanently tarnishes Viktor Orbán’s regime, making the prime minister the number one leader of dishonesty”. According to telex.hu, Gyurcsány said Orbán would be the first pro-paedophile Hungarian prime minister in History.
He said the resignations of “the leaders chosen personally by Viktor Orbán” did not put an end to the case, insisting that the ultimate responsibility lay with the prime minister.
Gyurcsány said DK wanted to “let people live, while at the same time taking care of them” adding that this also meant paying decent wages and pensions. He said his party also believed that more wealth came with more obligations, and that billionaires should pay more taxes.
Here is ruling Fidesz’s response
Ruling Fidesz in response said in a statement that Gyurcsány was still the leader of the “dollar left”, and they “still refuse to take responsibility for their crimes”.
In the statement, the party said Gyurcsány’s speech was “once again all about their aim to gain power at all cost”.
“They still refuse to take responsibility for their actions.,” Fidesz said, adding that with Gyurcsány “crimes have no consequences”. Gyurcsány wants to enter into power again, a politician who as prime minister had “pushed the country into a crisis in eight years, scrapped one-month of pension and eliminated family support”, said Fidesz.
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Orban is still leader of the Rouble Right and they refuse to take responsibility for their crimes.
Orban’s party supports sexual deviates, like the pedophile released, rapist Donald Trump, and CPAC president Matt Schlapp. They have members climbing down drainpipes in Brussels to avoid being seen at gay orgies. Their party has destroyed our budget and made us the poorest country in Europe with a terrible salary base for essential people like teachers and medical workers. They have been in charge for over 10 years, so there is no excuse. If we did not have EU funds over the last 10 years, the country would be in worse shape, yet they continue to insult the EU and its net positive members while remaining a net negative member. If nothing else, I am tired of the constant scandal and the negative insults from Peter and Victor on a daily basis. It is time for a change.
Ferenc Gyurcsany – what “gall” – you can’t stand before the citizens of Hungary, and “pontificate” in the manner this article refers.
You Sir, have had your time, your go and 5 years as Prime Minister, what did you leave Hungary ?
Hungary in the time of your being Prime Minister, we “eroded” as a country, sunk deeper into being CRIPPLED in Debt, that in day to day life in Hungary at that time, your in-abilities – not having the vision understanding, the know how, the “Feel” in touch with the MOOD of Hungarians, that was required and expected of you to HAVE, that would have enabled you to have DELIVERED for Hungary – taken Hungary forward.
Ferenc Gyurcsany – what, call it your “Shameful” legacy left us as a country as our – Prime Minister – that the longer you remained as Prime Minister, it stood out like a “Martello Tower” it’s tower ABLAZE glowing – that you where leading us – Hungary, into the Financial MESS that your 5 years as Prime Minister delivered.
It does not please me, rest at all comfortable with me, using such forceful “heavy” grammar as I write, but you – Ferenc Gyurcsany – you are the gargantuan HINDERER – your presence in Hungarian Politics, for any chance of OPPOSITION to the Orban Government.
Ferenc Gyurcsany – instead of the narrowness of that again displays your in-ability to GET the Big Picture – ” those in opposition who want to fight both Government and the rest of Opposition, were setting them-selves up for defeat and their opponents victory” – if YOU had broadness of understanding being “in touch” – you SHOULD have said, besides what I write in this paragraph, quoting you, – “that it’s numbers, in-effectual numbers, to many party’s in OPPOSTION that is the catalyst, the PRINCIPAL reason why we, in Hungary, have NO opposition of any TRUE political VOICE nor quality, to make bring about change, for the FUTURE of Hungary.”
Ferenc Gyurcsany – again did you NOT think – consider the FACT of my belief the obvious NEED of mass culling of opposition party’s in the Hungarian Political environment ?
Ferenc Gyurcsany – your appeal, your support base, it’s THIN, in that, across all age limits of the voting age entitlement in Hungary – you WILL not draw attract VOTES, especially the “younger” generation of voters.
Hungarians – have POLITICAL “long memories” and this compounds or CONFIRMS it’s past a due by date, that you completely LEFT the Political “arena” of Hungary.
Ferenc Gyurcsany – by your sheer name, your 5 years in the office of Prime Minister, the “luggage” you left or “dirty linen” – you by remaining are “feeding” into no chance of an OPPOSTION victory, at the next General Elections.
Do you enjoy being mauled and savaged ?
Ferenc Gyurcsany – the Swiss word for a Bear Pit is “Barengraben”
Bern, Switzerland it’s – Flag and Coat of Arms includes a Bear, and still has, as part of it’s historic places to visit, an intact Bear pit.
Ferenc Gyurcsany – politically, you are in a “Barengraben” that the “swan song” or end, is gruesome.
It’s past the due by date that you left retired out of Hungarian Politics, as you hinder, you damage, the negativity of your presence, “luggage” – memories of Hungarians MILLIONS that remember your Mess, your Failings.
Hungary – our FUTURE needs you RETIRED.
Why the massive course change of the Danube River flowing through Hungary ?
It’s just not back flow, that has re-directed it, to flow into the Moskva River, that to, flows through the “heart” of Moscow, Russia flowing on past the walls of the Kremlin, just like the Duna does, pass our House of Parliament, in Budapest, Hungary.
This OBVIOUS “movement” volume of Political directional change occurring rising building out of the Orban Government “flowing” into Russia – “sinking” or the growing drowning of Democracy in Hungary, sending it into the ‘Dictated” flow of the Moskva River, the apparent, reluctance of Hungarians in there millions, to build flood gates on the Danube River, ceasing stopping it’s flow mounting any HUMAN resistance or course change into “Mother” Russia, is causing in Hungary, a cataclysmic worsening DISASTER.
Financially and Economically we Hungary have been DROWNED.
We have been submerged by the Orban Government, that have there life jackets and rescue boats at hand, for when the waters of the Danube River – the POLITICAL “high tide” of cataclysmic disaster, it’s ZENITH happens, which will be sooner than later.
Hungarians – happening in our millions will be IMMERSED – that survival will be of monumental challenge, but will claim growing numbers of victims, through the wrongful ways of the Economic & Financial “flow” direction taken by the Orban Government.