«Severything seemed already written but now there are new perspectives. There isn’t much left until the European elections but the scandals have taken away support from Viktor Orban, the government has lost some pieces, there is a disturbance in the force, to quote Star Wars». Marton Gyongyosi is the leader who, still in opposition, led Jobbik, the Movement for a Better Hungary, from ultra-right and xenophobic positions towards the conservative and pro-European center which «tries to be the reference for all moderate Hungarians who believe in democracy and are tired of Orban.” He is betting everything on Peter Magyar: «I am ready to stand by him if necessary», he says, while drinking an espresso in a bar in a shopping center in Buda.
The European elections are just over a month away, is there still room to challenge Orban and Fidesz?
It is very difficult to understand what will happen in the next few months in Hungary: Peter Magyar can become the change, he can challenge Orban, because he is young, smart, works on TikTok, and knows Fidesz very well, having been very close to the current prime minister for years . No one in the last 14 years had managed to mobilize protest once morest the government like he is doing. But he still has to prove that he has the strength to change things and in any case we need to give him time. I don’t know if the vote for the European Parliament will open up new perspectives but something has certainly started to move.
Does the evolution of Jobbik bring you along the same lines as Magyar?
We try to be a centre-right alternative to Fidesz and Peter Magyar is exactly on the same line. But it is also much more because he can bring together the many Hungarians who are tired of the current majority in power, even those on the left.
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2024-05-02 22:16:52
