Péter Magyar: This hateful government can be defeated at an election - DailyNewsHungary

According to the Tisza president, the "old opposition methods" serve to keep Orbán in power, but they will protect everyone's right to assemble.

This is completely unprecedented for Fidesz and equally unprecedented for the opposition party Tisza, writes Tomas Brolik, editor of the weekly "Respekt", after a recent visit to Hungary. Although Viktor Orban's party has been in power in this country for a dozen or so years, it has probably never been in such a bad situation. Polls show that if elections were held in Hungary today, the prime minister's party would lose power. In order to mainta…

The chairman of the Tisza Party did not participate in the demonstration, but he did say that he would authorize the march.

Péter Magyar: This hateful government can be defeated at an election - DailyNewsHungary

“The incumbent, mean and hateful government can be defeated at an election … and we will do so,” the leader of the opposition Tisza Party told MTI on Wednesday. In a statement, Péter Magyar said that “now that (PM) Viktor Orbán’s power has been shaken, he resorts to the same methods applied by the [previous] Gyurcsány government in 2006, neglecting the fundamental right to assembly.” “The economy is in a critical state, their public support is p…

Citizens should not be told when and how not to protest, they should be encouraged to dare to stand up for themselves. When Péter Magyar belittles the tools we still have at our disposal, and even calls them old-fashioned opposition, he is precisely insulting the self-esteem of citizens.

Expected reading time: 2 minutesThe current vile, hate-inducing power can be defeated in elections, but it can and will be overthrown - Péter Magyar, chairman of the Tisza Party, told MTI on Wednesday. The post Forget everything you've heard so far: Péter Magyar draws attention to a serious mistake regarding the change of government first appeared on Most Hír.