“When Angela Merkel became German Chancellor, she learned English, I want to follow this example,” Gergely Karácsony remarked about the attacks on his language skills. He also said he didn’t want to joke about the issue and then added:
Obviously, this is one of the most important issues in my homeland, what type of language exam I have, and when it dates. Apparently every Fidesz politician speaks perfect English and I was the only one left behind in this race. I don’t want to irony this, let’s handle this in place
He said.
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By the way, Gergely Karácsony believes that he is doing well enough on the international stage.
An opposition politician like me has no system of international relations
He declared. He also revealed that as mayor, he will meet with several European prime ministers in a few days.
He did not start learning the language because of the attacks of the pro-government press, he actually decided earlier because he has the inner motivation to learn.
Referring to the case of Fudan University, he said that the writing of the opposition prime ministerial candidates, letter to the Chinese government, are currently working on a Chinese translation.
Gergely Karácsony emphasized that this is a matter that is “not in the particular interest of either Hungary or China”. As a problem – in addition to the lack of agreement with the Chinese state on human rights issues – he definitely mentioned the loan construction of the investment and the fact that it would be built on one of the most valuable plots in Budapest.
However, according to the mayor, Hungary will not receive anything in return. He also explained that they were essentially in favor of the government against Fudan University because, according to preliminary plans, the Student City would have been built in the area in question.
According to Gergely Karácsony’s own confession, he thought he would fall off the chair when László Palkovics presented the investment plans to him and Krisztina Baranyi, the mayor of Ferencváros.
He does not consider the government’s Eastern policy to be pragmatic because it is about “bad” relations in which the country “enters”. As an example, he mentioned the case of Paks 2, the Budapest-Belgrade railway line, and also included the issue of the planned Budapest campus of Fudan University.
He also talked about:
It is not good for Hungary to be a ferry, but it would be good if the historical struggle between the West and the East and our country as a ferry port on the west coast came to an end.
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According to Gergely Karácsony, there must be a great patriotism in anyone who runs for the office of prime minister, and that’s in it. The at the start it also contributed to the fact that, as mayor, in accordance with his deep moral convictions, he tried to gain a partnership from the government for his program, which won the election.
It wasn’t set in stone that his intentions were doomed to failure, but ultimately the government committed itself to a different strategy to break their necks.
I was hoping that Fidesz could be different
He said. If they had stood differently to the capital, there would have been no moral reason for him to want to replace the government or be a flag bearer in it.
Now I have no moral reason not to say against this government that I will do what I know to replace
Said Gergely Karácsony.
Following the newly elected mayoral elections in October 2019, he proposed, as the newly elected mayor, that his two predecessors, Gábor Demszky and István Tarlós, be awarded honorary citizenship. A year later, the Metropolitan Assembly adopted it.
Asked what honor he would give Viktor Orbán if he were elected prime minister, Gergely Karácsony said that he would not receive an award from the next government, but would have to look at how his family members became billionaires.
The head of this government has played the confidence of all of us, the performance of the government, can only be really measured by the wealth of its family members
The mayor stressed.
The Speaker also talked about that
- pre-selection is not a struggle,
- whether you are afraid of pre-selection from one of your competitors,
- what parties and voters need to see clearly,
- why it is important to address the insecure
- what politics should be about in Hungary.
Gergely Karácsony spoke about the founding of intellectuals known and recognized for the opposition party. 99 About the movement also, which already has nearly fifty thousand members. We wrote in detail about the purpose of the movement and what it could become in our previous summary article, asking one of the founders, Ákos Bod Péter, an economist and university professor.
You can watch the latest talk of the Speaker by clicking on the player at the beginning of the article, if you prefer to listen, you can find the podcast version below:
