{"id":1048706,"date":"2019-07-13T23:06:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T03:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/?p=1048706"},"modified":"2019-07-13T23:07:48","modified_gmt":"2019-07-14T03:07:48","slug":"fidesz-opposition-can-lose-positions-after-campaign-in-ep-against-ruling-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/fidesz-opposition-can-lose-positions-after-campaign-in-ep-against-ruling-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"Fidesz: Opposition Can Lose Positions after Campaign in EP against Ruling Parties"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fidesz group leader M\u00e1t\u00e9 Kocsis\u00a0told<\/a>\u00a0opposition Democratic Coalition party MEP Csaba Moln\u00e1r that they could lose parliamentary positions in Hungary if they continue their campaign against Fidesz nominees in the European Parliament. Prior to the open letter, Hungarian opposition parties \u2014 the Democratic Coalition, Socialists (MSZP) and Momentum \u2014 managed to\u00a0postpone the vote<\/a>\u00a0for three committees since it was doubtful if the Fidesz nominees could get the required support. On the other hand,\u00a0Tam\u00e1s Deutsch and Kinga G\u00e1l (of ruling party Fidesz) acquired the necessary votes in their committees and L\u00edvia J\u00e1r\u00f3ka of Fidesz was also\u00a0elected<\/a>\u00a0EP\u2019s Vice-president despite the opposition\u2019s campaign.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hungarian liberal opposition party Momentum has started to campaign in the European Parliament against the appointment of Fidesz politicians as leaders of the committees, when ruling Fidesz\u2019s MEP L\u00edvia J\u00e1r\u00f3ka was\u00a0nominated vice-president of the European Parliament, and leftist Democratic Coalition and Socialists (MSZP) soon joined them. Since only the candidates\u2019 party families are written on the ballot, the Hungarian opposition found it important to note that some European People\u2019s Party nominees are from Fidesz, the Hungarian ruling party widely-criticized in Europe for its suspected abuse of the rule of law and \u201canti-European politics\u201d among other things. Fidesz\u00a0has been suspended<\/a>\u00a0in the EPP for months and its fate has yet to be decided.<\/p>\n

However, as of now, the Hungarian leftist-liberal opposition parties haven\u2019t really achieved their goal as both MEP Deutsch and MEP G\u00e1l were elected to their committees, and MEP J\u00e1r\u00f3ka\u2019s aspiration for EP Vice-president also resulted in success. The decision about\u00a0Bal\u00e1zs Hidv\u00e9ghi and\u00a0L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Tr\u00f3cs\u00e1nyi\u00a0<\/span>(Committee on Civil Liberties), and\u00a0Andrea\u00a0 Bocskor (Committee on Culture and Education) are still up in the air.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the anti-Fidesz campaign angered the ruling parties as in their opinion, the opposition parties were agitating against their home countries.\u00a0In a letter posted on Facebook on Thursday, M\u00e1t\u00e9 Kocsis, the group leader of Fidesz, said that they had information that DK had instigated a vote against Fidesz candidates for EP committee positions in the EP\u2019s Social Democratic Group.<\/p>\n

Kocsis said the move was unprecedented in Hungarian and EP history, adding that\u00a0Hungary\u2019s interest is to have as many Hungarian EP committee members as possible.<\/p>\n

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You have done nothing other than turn round the will of the electorate \u2026 and the democratic decision of Hungarians\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kocsis concluded.<\/p>\n

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The EP proceedings regarding the committee leaders are based on the European party family’s strength and not on nationality. It’s up to the party families to weigh the nominations accordingly to the member parties’ strength. So if Fidesz’s nominees fail, then EPP will probably name other, non-Hungarian candidates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Fidesz politician voiced his opinion that, for the leftist parties, \u201cpro-migration politics are more important than the interest of the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, he threatened the opposition party of losing its positions in the Hungarian parliament\u2019s committees, emphasizing that after all that happened in Brussels it\u2019s hardly arguable that a \u201cpro-migration politician\u201d could hold a leading position. Kocsis even named three DK politicians (L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Varju, \u00c1gnes Vadai, and Lajos Ol\u00e1h) who are in risk of losing their chairmanships,\u00a0adding that Fidesz has a sweeping majority in the Hungarian parliament to easily make such a decision.<\/p>\n

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The pro-Fidesz media has also quickly begun to demand retribution for the opposition’s anti-Fidesz (in their view, anti-Hungarian) campaign in the EP. In Magyar Nemzet, Fidesz-founder and No. 1 opinion leader Zsolt Bayer accused the opposition parties of ‘dismantling the rule of law’ in Hungary, arguing that since Momentum, DK and the Socialists broke the ‘unwritten law’ of backing every Hungarian candidate in the EP, the ruling parties should do the same in Hungary and strip their politicians of their parliamentary positions immediately. He wrote that ‘against these people,’ the ruling parties cannot act like gentlemen. Pro-Fidesz Pestisr\u00e1cok’s columnist, Tam\u00e1s Pilh\u00e1l, went as far as writing that these politicians are ‘sly assassins’ and they are not opponents but enemies. He added that ‘DK, Momentum and the Socialists represent the interest of Western superpowers, they are agent organizations under foreign hire. He advised that in defense against ‘enemies,’ any means are legitimately allowed in the fight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Although the Fidesz group leader addressed his open letter to the Democratic Coalition, the Socialists can also be affected as they took part in the EP anti-Fidesz campaign as well. However, Momentum has no MP in the Hungarian parliament.<\/p>\n

DK vows to stay course on its policies despite \u2018threat\u2019 of losing parliament committee positions<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Addressing a press conference on Friday, DK deputy group leader \u00c1gnes Vadai\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0her party was proud to have convinced the Social Democratic Group to vote against the Fidesz candidates. She said that by doing so, they had \u201cprevented Hungary\u2019s ruling anti-European criminal organisation from acquiring important European positions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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MP \u00c1gnes Vadai. Photo via DK\u2019s Facebook page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

She said DK \u201cdoesn\u2019t care about the mafia-like threats of the Orb\u00e1n regime.\u201d<\/p>\n

The opposition politician emphasized that \u201cDK will not fall in line and will not assist the enemies of Europe and a European Hungary\u201d even if the party would be stripped of its parliamentary committee positions \u201cor if we wake up with horse heads in our beds.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the featured photo: M\u00e1t\u00e9 Kocsis. Photo by\u00a0Zolt\u00e1n\u00a0Balogh\/MTI<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fidesz group leader M\u00e1t\u00e9 Kocsis\u00a0told<\/a>\u00a0opposition Democratic Coalition party MEP Csaba Moln\u00e1r that they could lose parliamentary positions in Hungary if they continue their campaign against Fidesz nominees in the European Parliament. Prior to the open letter, Hungarian opposition parties \u2014 the Democratic Coalition, Socialists (MSZP) and Momentum \u2014 managed to\u00a0postpone the vote<\/a>\u00a0for three committees since it was doubtful if the Fidesz nominees could get the required support. On the other hand,\u00a0Tam\u00e1s Deutsch and Kinga G\u00e1l (of ruling party Fidesz) acquired the necessary votes in their committees and L\u00edvia J\u00e1r\u00f3ka of Fidesz was also\u00a0elected<\/a>\u00a0EP\u2019s Vice-president despite the opposition\u2019s campaign.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hungarian liberal opposition party Momentum has started to campaign in the European Parliament against the appointment of Fidesz politicians as leaders of the committees, when ruling Fidesz\u2019s MEP L\u00edvia J\u00e1r\u00f3ka was\u00a0nominated vice-president of the European Parliament, and leftist Democratic Coalition and Socialists (MSZP) soon joined them. Since only the candidates\u2019 party families are written on the ballot, the Hungarian opposition found it important to note that some European People\u2019s Party nominees are from Fidesz, the Hungarian ruling party widely-criticized in Europe for its suspected abuse of the rule of law and \u201canti-European politics\u201d among other things. Fidesz\u00a0has been suspended<\/a>\u00a0in the EPP for months and its fate has yet to be decided.<\/p>\n

However, as of now, the Hungarian leftist-liberal opposition parties haven\u2019t really achieved their goal as both MEP Deutsch and MEP G\u00e1l were elected to their committees, and MEP J\u00e1r\u00f3ka\u2019s aspiration for EP Vice-president also resulted in success. The decision about\u00a0Bal\u00e1zs Hidv\u00e9ghi and\u00a0L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Tr\u00f3cs\u00e1nyi\u00a0<\/span>(Committee on Civil Liberties), and\u00a0Andrea\u00a0 Bocskor (Committee on Culture and Education) are still up in the air.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the anti-Fidesz campaign angered the ruling parties as in their opinion, the opposition parties were agitating against their home countries.\u00a0In a letter posted on Facebook on Thursday, M\u00e1t\u00e9 Kocsis, the group leader of Fidesz, said that they had information that DK had instigated a vote against Fidesz candidates for EP committee positions in the EP\u2019s Social Democratic Group.<\/p>\n

Kocsis said the move was unprecedented in Hungarian and EP history, adding that\u00a0Hungary\u2019s interest is to have as many Hungarian EP committee members as possible.<\/p>\n

\n

You have done nothing other than turn round the will of the electorate \u2026 and the democratic decision of Hungarians\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kocsis concluded.<\/p>\n

\n

The EP proceedings regarding the committee leaders are based on the European party family’s strength and not on nationality. It’s up to the party families to weigh the nominations accordingly to the member parties’ strength. So if Fidesz’s nominees fail, then EPP will probably name other, non-Hungarian candidates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Fidesz politician voiced his opinion that, for the leftist parties, \u201cpro-migration politics are more important than the interest of the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, he threatened the opposition party of losing its positions in the Hungarian parliament\u2019s committees, emphasizing that after all that happened in Brussels it\u2019s hardly arguable that a \u201cpro-migration politician\u201d could hold a leading position. Kocsis even named three DK politicians (L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Varju, \u00c1gnes Vadai, and Lajos Ol\u00e1h) who are in risk of losing their chairmanships,\u00a0adding that Fidesz has a sweeping majority in the Hungarian parliament to easily make such a decision.<\/p>\n

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The pro-Fidesz media has also quickly begun to demand retribution for the opposition’s anti-Fidesz (in their view, anti-Hungarian) campaign in the EP. In Magyar Nemzet, Fidesz-founder and No. 1 opinion leader Zsolt Bayer accused the opposition parties of ‘dismantling the rule of law’ in Hungary, arguing that since Momentum, DK and the Socialists broke the ‘unwritten law’ of backing every Hungarian candidate in the EP, the ruling parties should do the same in Hungary and strip their politicians of their parliamentary positions immediately. He wrote that ‘against these people,’ the ruling parties cannot act like gentlemen. Pro-Fidesz Pestisr\u00e1cok’s columnist, Tam\u00e1s Pilh\u00e1l, went as far as writing that these politicians are ‘sly assassins’ and they are not opponents but enemies. He added that ‘DK, Momentum and the Socialists represent the interest of Western superpowers, they are agent organizations under foreign hire. He advised that in defense against ‘enemies,’ any means are legitimately allowed in the fight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Although the Fidesz group leader addressed his open letter to the Democratic Coalition, the Socialists can also be affected as they took part in the EP anti-Fidesz campaign as well. However, Momentum has no MP in the Hungarian parliament.<\/p>\n

DK vows to stay course on its policies despite \u2018threat\u2019 of losing parliament committee positions<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Addressing a press conference on Friday, DK deputy group leader \u00c1gnes Vadai\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0her party was proud to have convinced the Social Democratic Group to vote against the Fidesz candidates. She said that by doing so, they had \u201cprevented Hungary\u2019s ruling anti-European criminal organisation from acquiring important European positions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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MP \u00c1gnes Vadai. Photo via DK\u2019s Facebook page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

She said DK \u201cdoesn\u2019t care about the mafia-like threats of the Orb\u00e1n regime.\u201d<\/p>\n

The opposition politician emphasized that \u201cDK will not fall in line and will not assist the enemies of Europe and a European Hungary\u201d even if the party would be stripped of its parliamentary committee positions \u201cor if we wake up with horse heads in our beds.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the featured photo: M\u00e1t\u00e9 Kocsis. Photo by\u00a0Zolt\u00e1n\u00a0Balogh\/MTI<\/em><\/p>\n

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Prior to the open letter, Hungarian opposition parties \u2014 the Democratic Coalition, Socialists (MSZP) and Momentum \u2014 managed to\u00a0postpone the vote\u00a0for three committees since it was doubtful if the Fidesz nominees could get the required support. On the other hand,\u00a0Tam\u00e1s Deutsch and Kinga G\u00e1l (of ruling party Fidesz) acquired the necessary votes in their committees and L\u00edvia J\u00e1r\u00f3ka of Fidesz was also\u00a0elected\u00a0EP\u2019s Vice-president despite the opposition\u2019s campaign. Hungarian liberal opposition party Momentum has started to campaign in the European Parliament against the appointment of Fidesz politicians as leaders of the committees, when ruling Fidesz\u2019s MEP L\u00edvia J\u00e1r\u00f3ka was\u00a0nominated vice-president of the European Parliament, and leftist Democratic Coalition and Socialists (MSZP) soon joined them. Since only the candidates\u2019 party families are written on the ballot, the Hungarian opposition found it important to note that some European People\u2019s Party nominees are from Fidesz, the Hungarian ruling party widely-criticized in Europe for its suspected abuse of the rule of law and \u201canti-European politics\u201d among other things. Fidesz\u00a0has been suspended\u00a0in the EPP for months and its fate has yet to be decided. However, as of now, the Hungarian leftist-liberal opposition parties haven\u2019t really achieved their goal as both MEP Deutsch and MEP G\u00e1l were elected to their committees, and MEP J\u00e1r\u00f3ka\u2019s aspiration for EP Vice-president also resulted in success. The decision about\u00a0Bal\u00e1zs Hidv\u00e9ghi and\u00a0L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Tr\u00f3cs\u00e1nyi\u00a0(Committee on Civil Liberties), and\u00a0Andrea\u00a0 Bocskor (Committee on Culture and Education) are still up in the air. But the anti-Fidesz campaign angered the ruling parties as in their opinion, the opposition parties were agitating against their home countries.\u00a0In a letter posted on Facebook on Thursday, M\u00e1t\u00e9 Kocsis, the group leader of Fidesz, said that they had information that DK had instigated a vote against Fidesz candidates for EP committee positions in the EP\u2019s Social Democratic Group. Kocsis said the move was unprecedented in Hungarian and EP history, adding that\u00a0Hungary\u2019s interest is to have as many Hungarian EP committee members as possible. You have done nothing other than turn round the will of the electorate \u2026 and the democratic decision of Hungarians\u201d Kocsis concluded. The EP proceedings regarding the committee leaders are based on the European party family's strength and not on nationality. It's up to the party families to weigh the nominations accordingly to the member parties' strength. So if Fidesz's nominees fail, then EPP will probably name other, non-Hungarian candidates. The Fidesz politician voiced his opinion that, for the leftist parties, \u201cpro-migration politics are more important than the interest of the nation.\u201d In addition, he threatened the opposition party of losing its positions in the Hungarian parliament\u2019s committees, emphasizing that after all that happened in Brussels it\u2019s hardly arguable that a \u201cpro-migration politician\u201d could hold a leading position. Kocsis even named three DK politicians (L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Varju, \u00c1gnes Vadai, and Lajos Ol\u00e1h) who are in risk of losing their chairmanships,\u00a0adding that Fidesz has a sweeping majority in the Hungarian parliament to easily make such a decision. The pro-Fidesz media has also quickly begun to demand retribution for the opposition's anti-Fidesz (in their view, anti-Hungarian) campaign in the EP. In Magyar Nemzet, Fidesz-founder and No. 1 opinion leader Zsolt Bayer accused the opposition parties of 'dismantling the rule of law' in Hungary, arguing that since Momentum, DK and the Socialists broke the 'unwritten law' of backing every Hungarian candidate in the EP, the ruling parties should do the same in Hungary and strip their politicians of their parliamentary positions immediately. He wrote that 'against these people,' the ruling parties cannot act like gentlemen. Pro-Fidesz Pestisr\u00e1cok's columnist, Tam\u00e1s Pilh\u00e1l, went as far as writing that these politicians are 'sly assassins' and they are not opponents but enemies. He added that 'DK, Momentum and the Socialists represent the interest of Western superpowers, they are agent organizations under foreign hire. He advised that in defense against 'enemies,' any means are legitimately allowed in the fight. Although the Fidesz group leader addressed his open letter to the Democratic Coalition, the Socialists can also be affected as they took part in the EP anti-Fidesz campaign as well. However, Momentum has no MP in the Hungarian parliament. DK vows to stay course on its policies despite \u2018threat\u2019 of losing parliament committee positions Addressing a press conference on Friday, DK deputy group leader \u00c1gnes Vadai\u00a0said\u00a0her party was proud to have convinced the Social Democratic Group to vote against the Fidesz candidates. She said that by doing so, they had \u201cprevented Hungary\u2019s ruling anti-European criminal organisation from acquiring important European positions.\u201d MP \u00c1gnes Vadai. Photo via DK\u2019s Facebook page She said DK \u201cdoesn\u2019t care about the mafia-like threats of the Orb\u00e1n regime.\u201d The opposition politician emphasized that \u201cDK will not fall in line and will not assist the enemies of Europe and a European Hungary\u201d even if the party would be stripped of its parliamentary committee positions \u201cor if we wake up with horse heads in our beds.\u201d In the featured photo: M\u00e1t\u00e9 Kocsis. 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Prior to the open letter, Hungarian opposition parties \u2014 the Democratic Coalition, Socialists (MSZP) and Momentum \u2014 managed to\u00a0postpone the vote\u00a0for three committees since it was doubtful if the Fidesz nominees could get the required support. On the other hand,\u00a0Tam\u00e1s Deutsch and Kinga G\u00e1l (of ruling party Fidesz) acquired the necessary votes in their committees and L\u00edvia J\u00e1r\u00f3ka of Fidesz was also\u00a0elected\u00a0EP\u2019s Vice-president despite the opposition\u2019s campaign. Hungarian liberal opposition party Momentum has started to campaign in the European Parliament against the appointment of Fidesz politicians as leaders of the committees, when ruling Fidesz\u2019s MEP L\u00edvia J\u00e1r\u00f3ka was\u00a0nominated vice-president of the European Parliament, and leftist Democratic Coalition and Socialists (MSZP) soon joined them. Since only the candidates\u2019 party families are written on the ballot, the Hungarian opposition found it important to note that some European People\u2019s Party nominees are from Fidesz, the Hungarian ruling party widely-criticized in Europe for its suspected abuse of the rule of law and \u201canti-European politics\u201d among other things. Fidesz\u00a0has been suspended\u00a0in the EPP for months and its fate has yet to be decided. However, as of now, the Hungarian leftist-liberal opposition parties haven\u2019t really achieved their goal as both MEP Deutsch and MEP G\u00e1l were elected to their committees, and MEP J\u00e1r\u00f3ka\u2019s aspiration for EP Vice-president also resulted in success. The decision about\u00a0Bal\u00e1zs Hidv\u00e9ghi and\u00a0L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Tr\u00f3cs\u00e1nyi\u00a0(Committee on Civil Liberties), and\u00a0Andrea\u00a0 Bocskor (Committee on Culture and Education) are still up in the air. But the anti-Fidesz campaign angered the ruling parties as in their opinion, the opposition parties were agitating against their home countries.\u00a0In a letter posted on Facebook on Thursday, M\u00e1t\u00e9 Kocsis, the group leader of Fidesz, said that they had information that DK had instigated a vote against Fidesz candidates for EP committee positions in the EP\u2019s Social Democratic Group. Kocsis said the move was unprecedented in Hungarian and EP history, adding that\u00a0Hungary\u2019s interest is to have as many Hungarian EP committee members as possible. You have done nothing other than turn round the will of the electorate \u2026 and the democratic decision of Hungarians\u201d Kocsis concluded. The EP proceedings regarding the committee leaders are based on the European party family's strength and not on nationality. It's up to the party families to weigh the nominations accordingly to the member parties' strength. So if Fidesz's nominees fail, then EPP will probably name other, non-Hungarian candidates. The Fidesz politician voiced his opinion that, for the leftist parties, \u201cpro-migration politics are more important than the interest of the nation.\u201d In addition, he threatened the opposition party of losing its positions in the Hungarian parliament\u2019s committees, emphasizing that after all that happened in Brussels it\u2019s hardly arguable that a \u201cpro-migration politician\u201d could hold a leading position. Kocsis even named three DK politicians (L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Varju, \u00c1gnes Vadai, and Lajos Ol\u00e1h) who are in risk of losing their chairmanships,\u00a0adding that Fidesz has a sweeping majority in the Hungarian parliament to easily make such a decision. The pro-Fidesz media has also quickly begun to demand retribution for the opposition's anti-Fidesz (in their view, anti-Hungarian) campaign in the EP. In Magyar Nemzet, Fidesz-founder and No. 1 opinion leader Zsolt Bayer accused the opposition parties of 'dismantling the rule of law' in Hungary, arguing that since Momentum, DK and the Socialists broke the 'unwritten law' of backing every Hungarian candidate in the EP, the ruling parties should do the same in Hungary and strip their politicians of their parliamentary positions immediately. He wrote that 'against these people,' the ruling parties cannot act like gentlemen. Pro-Fidesz Pestisr\u00e1cok's columnist, Tam\u00e1s Pilh\u00e1l, went as far as writing that these politicians are 'sly assassins' and they are not opponents but enemies. He added that 'DK, Momentum and the Socialists represent the interest of Western superpowers, they are agent organizations under foreign hire. He advised that in defense against 'enemies,' any means are legitimately allowed in the fight. Although the Fidesz group leader addressed his open letter to the Democratic Coalition, the Socialists can also be affected as they took part in the EP anti-Fidesz campaign as well. However, Momentum has no MP in the Hungarian parliament. DK vows to stay course on its policies despite \u2018threat\u2019 of losing parliament committee positions Addressing a press conference on Friday, DK deputy group leader \u00c1gnes Vadai\u00a0said\u00a0her party was proud to have convinced the Social Democratic Group to vote against the Fidesz candidates. She said that by doing so, they had \u201cprevented Hungary\u2019s ruling anti-European criminal organisation from acquiring important European positions.\u201d MP \u00c1gnes Vadai. Photo via DK\u2019s Facebook page She said DK \u201cdoesn\u2019t care about the mafia-like threats of the Orb\u00e1n regime.\u201d The opposition politician emphasized that \u201cDK will not fall in line and will not assist the enemies of Europe and a European Hungary\u201d even if the party would be stripped of its parliamentary committee positions \u201cor if we wake up with horse heads in our beds.\u201d In the featured photo: M\u00e1t\u00e9 Kocsis. 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