Opposition parties react to Orbán’s inaugural speech

Hungarian opposition parties reacted to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s inaugural address in parliament, saying the PM was out of touch and the election had been neither free nor fair.

Jobbik

Jobbik group leader Márton Gyöngyösi said Orbán had implied several threats in his speech, indicating that he was “afraid”.

He also said the prime minister had outlined an economic and social vision “completely out of touch with reality”. Emigration, disastrous demographics and growing poverty were typical in Hungary, he added.

The Jobbik politician insisted that

the country was “built on corruption and run by oligarchs, and young people are leaving in droves.”

Socialists

The opposition Socialists said they had stayed away from the vote because of evidence of election manipulation and “stolen European Union funds” in the hands of the prime minister’s family.

Bertalan Tóth, the party’s group leader, added that there had been no opportunity to debate the government’s policy platform. Orbán’s past promises had always failed to materialise, he added.

DK

Opposition DK deputy group leader Ágnes Vadai said her party had refused to participate in the vote in parliament to elect Orban because the general election had been neither free nor fair. “Under these circumstances, there is no reason to declare the will of the people has been represented.”