Jobbik leader blames Márky-Zay for defeat
Prime ministerial candidate of the united opposition Péter Márki-Zay is responsible for the defeat of the opposition, Jobbik leader Péter Jakab said, reacting to the outcome of Sunday’s general election in which Fidesz won a fourth successive supermajority.
Jakab said on Facebook early on Monday that last October Márki-Zay had been given an “army” of six opposition parties and the considerable advantage the opposition enjoyed against the ruling parties in the polls.
“After six months, the opposition’s lead has changed to a disadvantage,” he added.
Less talk and clearer, better-considered messages would have brought more votes, he said. He added that Márki-Zay promised to renew the opposition in October but rather than doing so, “he has actually caused its fall”.
The unity and cooperation of the six opposition parties must be maintained because it has no alternative, he said.
The opposition must stand up and prepare to take over control in case a public outcry caused by austerity measures “sweeps away the regime”.
“We are preparing for that, but without Márki-Zay,” he said.
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Source: MTI
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It’s no good doing the blame game. It’s done. Take it on the chin, select some new people and move on. The Opposition will never win with the people they have. The one thing about Hungarians is that they have long memories. Plus the election bribes from Fidesz helped.
Orbán will lose one day, but the Opposition need to stay strong and united and find new people.
Jobbik only has Jobbik to blame for its loss.
Did the critics ever consider that the people actually support FIDESZ policies? The idea that Hungary is for Hungarians is accepted and supported by the majority. It is the oppositions’ policies that were not acceptable.