Winds of change sweep across Hungary[Deutsche Welle]
In spite of strong criticism internationally, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has remained powerful at home. That was until mass protests swept the country earlier in the week.
In spite of strong criticism internationally, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has remained powerful at home. But his recent push to introduce a controversial new constitution has provoked anger in some quarters. Elected to parliament just 18 months ago with a large majority, Orban's center-right Fidesz party feels it has been given a mandate for change. The opposition remains relatively powerless to counteract the government. "They [the Fidesz party] never got the mandate to systematically destroy democracy, to destroy all democratic institutions, to build their own power and practically march towards a dictatorship," Timea Szabo, opposition member of parliament for LMP (Politics can be different), told Deutsche Welle. Viktor Orban remains a powerful political force with a large majority.
But others are defending the government. Sandor Vida is a journalist working in Budapest. He feels it is natural for Orban to take advantage of his electoral success to introduce radical reforms. "We've had only 20 years of democracy - there wasn't really much of a change after the Russians left," Vida told Deutsche Welle. "That's why we have to find a way to recover. Now the government wants to try something different, something new, something which can work. That's what was missing before."
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