March 12th, 2010

Former PM Gyurcsány has no desire for party role

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Former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány said Thursday he does not want to be the Socialist party chairman or caucus leader, nor would he accept such posts.

In an interview with state news agency MTI, Gyurcsány said Hungarian progress and the left wing matter more to him than who leads the Socialist party or caucus in May.

As the election campaign is about to enter its final act, the slogan “all hands on deck” is more relevant than ever, he remarked.

Declaring that Fidesz has been afraid of him for 20 years, Gyurcsány said Viktor Orbán has been “personally offended” since the 2006 televised debate with Gyurcsány and considers struggle against him a personal matter. This is a mistake, Gyurcsány continued, because it makes Orbán biased and is a kind of luxury in politics.

Gyurcsány promised that his speech on March 19 will be honest, with straight sentences and without any sensation.

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4 Comments

  1. Viking says:
    March 12, 2010 at 11:00 am

    Gyurcsány promised that his speech on March 19 will be honest, with straight sentences and without any sensation
    —-
    Like the speech 26 May 2006 (aka the ‘lie-speech’, even if it probably was as close to the truth we will ever come)
    No one can claim it was not “honest” at least, “straight sentences” will probably be a “sensation” in itself

  2. BIG JIM on honest Gyurcsany says:
    March 12, 2010 at 11:13 am

    “Gyurcsány promised that his speech on March 19 will be honest…”
    That would be something :-)

  3. Zoltan says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:57 pm

    “Fidesz has been afraid of him for 20 years”
    Well, at least we know his ego hasn’t suffered from last year’s political crash and burn.

  4. C'est Moi says:
    March 12, 2010 at 9:06 pm

    I am sure that Orban is quite unhappy about Feri not accepting any posts. He did more to help Fidesz than any recent politician.