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April 30th, 2009

Jobbik to seek public debates with other parties

Krisztina Morvai, who tops the non-parliamentary Jobbik party’s list for the June 7 European parliamentary elections, will initiate public debates with her parliamentary party counterparts, Jobbik leader Gabor Vona told the press in Budapest on Wednesday.

Vona insisted that Jobbik, which is described in the press as a radical nationalist party, had become the target of a campaign of slander over the recent past.

Gabor Fodor, leader of the liberal Free Democrats, branded the party as neo-Nazi in late April. At around the same time, Laszlo Kover, a senior figure in the main opposition Fidesz, said that Jobbik was neither a friend nor an ally — in the best case it was an opponent, he said.

In several local governments Fidesz and Jobbik councillors have formed co-operations.

Jobbik is closely associated with the Magyar Garda Movement, a uniformed paramilitary grouping whose members wave the red and white flag which many people associate with Hungary’s WWII-era Nazi regime.

Vona said that the attacks should not be taken seriously as “playing the fascist-Nazi card is a worn-out trope.”

Jobbik will refrain from debating with the left-liberal parties but, in response to their “base accusations”, it will initiate legal proceedings against some of their leaders, he said.

Vona said that Jobbik wishes to respond to attacks from Fidesz and its Christian Democratic ally item by item, since there is no room for a civic party alliance to slander a party which calls itself Christian nationalist.

One recent poll indicated that Jobbik has around five percent support — enough to gain seats in the European parliament.

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12 Comments

  1. Bacsi says:

    Jobbik can very easily sort out this matter by a clear statement that it has no links or affiliations with groups such as the Magyar Garda and state clearly that it is against such Neo -Nazi Gruops?
    That should start to build some sort of debate I’m sure……..

  2. Fairygodmother says:

    Magyar Garda have not harmed anyone.
    Jobbik already has stated it’s not Neo Nazi. Hungary for Hungarians! No Lies, corruption and scandal, so far the clean Truth has been promoted by Vona Gabor, just that people powers to be cannot handle the truth. And you seem to be struggling with it also bacsi.

  3. Bacsi says:

    @Fairygodmother
    ‘Jobbik already has stated it’s not Neo Nazi’
    And Stalin & Hitler didn’t consider themselves Mass Murderers..
    But that doesn’t change the truth dies it??
    ..And on the subject of ‘Truth’??
    What exactly is the ‘truth’ that we all can’t handle exactly????
    Please enlighten us all with your wisdom?

  4. Godot says:

    Bacsi: “Please enlighten us all with your wisdom?”
    You are completely unenlightenable. Waste of time and space. Ask your rabbi for spiritual guidance.

  5. Tinkabell says:

    Where has Magyar Garda or Jobbik killed anyone? You Wally Bacsi.. Israel recently Mass murdered thousands of innocent Palestinians! NOW THEY ARE THE Mass Murderers..

  6. Bacsi says:

    @Godot
    As usual a question is posed..
    You don’t have the answer (as per usual) and you start with the stupid comments..
    You attempt (as usual) to confuse issues and allow yourself and your like ‘off the hook’.
    Answer the question of just go away.
    Don’t write any more rubbish. Just answer the questions, if you can?
    If not, then let an adult do it for you?

  7. Godot says:

    Bacsi is being his usual irritated self again:
    “Answer the question”
    Which one?

  8. Bacsi says:

    I’m not even gay, but would love to feel Dongzilla’s ding-dong slide in and out of my mouth.

  9. Godot's Gay Friend says:

    Have you finished yet, because I’m waiting for you to come round and play…

  10. Bacsi says:

    @Godot
    Childish isn’t it??
    If you’ve got nothing adult to say..
    Say nothing please.

  11. Godot says:

    Bacsi,
    Sorry, wrong number. I didn’t post the gay stuff, you probably have other enemies around here.
    I don’t need to hide, all my posts are coming from Godot. Believe it or not.

  12. Bacsi says:

    @Godot
    You’re right..
    Wrong Number..
    Bye Bye….