Hungary: "We voted for Orbán in by Goldman Sachs'

On Saturday, January 28, after several protests by citizen movements and forces of opposition to government policies Fidesz-KDNP [in], Hungarians supported those in power who decided to express his opinion in a concentration called March for Peace.

According to the report [hu] Hungarian Interior Ministry, some 400 000 people expressed their support for the government in the event peaceful, and joyful.

Those who thought that Fidesz-KDNP had lost the confidence of Hungarian citizens, dragging the result of extensive foreign media coverage of opposition protests in Budapest, this time faced the fact that the government elected in 2010, with two thirds of the majority, still enjoys the support of many. (Fidelitas, a youth group derived from Fidesz, shared some 360 degree panoramic photos of travel).

The protesters marched from the Plaza de los Heroes to Kossuth Square [in] front of the parliament, where he made ​​brief speeches. The main organizers of the event were Zsolt Bayer, author of opinion articles in the conservative daily Magyar Hírlap [in] Széles Gábor, a wealthy businessman and owner of Hungarian Magyar Hírlap, and Andras Bencsik, editor in chief of Magyar Demokrata [hu] , also a Hungarian conservative newspaper.

The right Mandine blog has been very critical of the government recently, and at first the blogger, Dobray, who attended the March for Peace, also had some doubts about the event [hu]:

[...] Compared to what I had anticipated, the march was much better: the mass of 400 000 (probably less than that, the protests cálcuolos [protest which has jurisdiction over more attendees] were initiated in Kossuth Square Bencsik when he said, referring to a television report, which had 1 million, what was clearly an unrealistic figure) walked the distance and, as there were no other options in the program, episode no regrets. The Puritan minimalism goes hand in hand with a portion of boredom best known of the first concentrations without incident on the left. But it is difficult to start from there. And there were some groups with Arpad stripes flags [a symbol of the far right] was no big deal, we're used to that, do not cause problems. I feel sorry for some of Arpad protesters in a mass of a couple of hundred of thousands if left expelled from their community to march with the comrades of the Soviet Union shirts and Che. [...]

The fact that best describes the complex situation in Hungary is that government supporters oppose future discussions and agreements on EU aid and the IMF, while the opposition is in favor of reaching these agreements as soon as possible, so as to strengthen Hungary's volatile economy.

Pro-government demonstrators criticized the EU / ECB / MFI to pressure the government to accept more assistance loans. Redjade photo, used with permission.

Many protesters arrived outside the capital. The blog of the city of OCSA wrote [hu] about why they consider important part in the march:

People from almost all parts of the country came to express solidarity to the elected government with two-thirds majority, its leader Viktor Orbán and all who have been drawn in recent days. The marchers are manifested by the sovereignty of Hungary and adhere to the achievement of democracy, can not bear to foreign political, business and banks are willing to manage their lives. [...]

Véleményvezér said [hu] that most of the demonstrators were elderly:

[...] Was very striking that most of the marchers were 50 years or more. They are those who lost their savings in private pensions, almost none have foreign currency loans and the government tried to help them specifically through measures such as pension or 8% after the institution of implementing employment insurance for the elderly . [...]

'We voted for Orbán, not Goldman Sachs'. Redjade photo, used with permission.

Dobray alludes to rumors about paid protesters and organized trips to the site of the concentration, accusations expressed by members of the opposition:

[...] Now we're even now really every politicians have taken to the streets. And it's funny that in any kind of protest on the side opposing the protesters try to discredit any method other event, and try to find out who has been paid for the trip, who paid him to come and who cheated, and so on. All are generous when it comes to their protest, but if it's the other become mean and suspicious. The neighbor's grass is always wilted. It would also be happy if the Peace March was not included among the main arguments of the Fidesz government allowing all opinions demolish the opposition. [...]

Mos Zoltán maiorum Ruzsbaczky blog published a special article [hu] in Konzervatórium blog, noting that the large number of pro-government supporters can mean the arrival of a new stage of democracy in Hungary, with many people willing to express their views :

[...] Of course, we need a government to implement this confidence and successfully navigate the stormy seas of international politics and economic policy in Hungary locate the path of growth. Apart from this, one can not be guided by the masses who still oppose government policies. Only after we know what the long term effects [of this motion], [and if there will be one].

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