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It Was Only After the Invasion That the Future of Europe Began to Be Discussed in Earnest
11 May 2022
United opposition should include the Roma into their broad alliance to prevent corrupt tactics of the Fidesz government.
After 12 years of authoritarian remodeling of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, more attention should be paid to the intimidation tactics of Fidesz during the campaign. By using informal power, the ruling party created a massive system of dependencies both within the Roma political community and the electorate. The united opposition should fight for the inclusion of Hungary’s biggest ethnic minority group that remained without political representation once again.
‘There is a saying within the Interior Ministry and even within the government that whoever is a member of the family is treated within the family ‘ — according to a leaked tape, this is what the Government Commissioner for Roma relations, Attila Sztojka told the representatives of the National Roma Self-Government (ORÖ).
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