June 12th, 2009

Vona says Jobbik to become “second force” in Hungarian politics

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The Jobbik party wants to become Hungary’s number two political force, party chairman Gábor Vona said in an interview with Magyar Hírlap on Thursday.

Vona said his far-right party is planning to govern at any moment but would not form a coalition with any political parties. Jobbik’s greatest challenge will be keeping its voter base, he added.

He claimed that if Fidesz wins the parliamentary elections, Jobbik will support all initiatives and bills that represent national interests and attack any that run counter to them. Vona asserted that his party would set up a gendarmerie force to enforce law and order in the provinces, impose taxes on multinational firms, and help Hungarian entrepreneurs.

The Jobbik leader underlined that his party had made history on June 7: “political categories in Hungary are changing, and the basis for the new division is whether someone thinks along the lines of the nation, or merely exploits Hungary’s residents to turn a profit. Jobbik will govern on its own”, Vona added, “when the time is ripe”.

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  1. Concerned Citizen says:
    June 13, 2009 at 8:35 am

    So, you squeaked into the EP based on very few
    people voting (and as more of a protest vote than a
    vote for you)and you call yourself a political
    force? Most of the pundits have even said that
    Jobbik didn’t get any of the Socialist vote, just
    swiped a few from Fidesz. Which means that when the
    real election comes, well, where will you be?
    Nowhere at all.

  2. Civil Law says:
    June 13, 2009 at 8:49 am

    Imagine the next Hungarian elections :-) If jobbik accomplished 15% of the votes without any TV Media coverage then they will be a real force in the future. I wouldn’t be concerned, we should be all celebrating :-) )))))))))))))))))))))