Early elections could come about if broader sections of society were to rouse themselves from apathy, Fidesz caucus leader Tibor Navracsics said in an interview printed in Saturday’s Magyar Nemzet.
The airport and rail strikes show that the predominant general mood is one of discontent, prompting the traditionally peaceful Hungarian employee to take action, he said. Social peace is about to dissolve and employees are no longer willing to work under existing conditions, Navracsics added.
Although there were significant demonstrations in September and October of 2006, the critical mass needed to change the general mood in Hungary was not generated, he recalled.
In other remarks, Navracsics said that when the minority government was formed, Fidesz had not anticipated that Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány would buy votes and forge makeshift coalitions before bills important to him came before Parliament.
The question, he continued, is not whether Gyurcsány can remain in power but whether the nation deserves this and how much it will cost Hungarian voters. A responsible prime minister should have this uppermost in his mind when he thinks about his political future, Navracsics added.
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