The Parliamentary State Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office will be the political director alongside the Prime Minister, primarily dealing with consultancy. He also told Dániel Kacsoh about the details of his assignment, Hungary's prospects and the economic situation. The article was published on Mandine.
He will work alongside the Prime Minister as political director, is this a new position in the government? What exactly will you be doing?
Yes, it is a new position, but no additional benefits are attached to it. The post was born out of the idea that Hungary's geopolitical weight in the international arena is constantly increasing, while the world around us is becoming more and more uncertain, and we are living in an age of ever sharper tensions, migrations and epidemics. That is why it is even more important than before that we can support the prime minister with advice that can be interpreted in the long term, and with thorough analyzes with an international perspective. It will therefore be my task to ensure this...
…What will be the first case you deal with?
Several important domestic and international programs await the Prime Minister, for example, according to the plans, he will soon participate in the large international event of Catholic legislators, the Strategic Forum in Bled, the citizens' picnic in Kötcs, and in the meantime, the preparatory work for the autumn parliamentary session is also taking place. There will be plenty to do.
Could the fact that he essentially brought the American TV host Tucker Carlson to Hungary, who also interviewed Viktor Orbán, play a role in the invitation?
We see that the Hungarian government has increasing support in American and Western European conservative circles, which is primarily due to the personality and policies of Viktor Orbán, family protection, the government's stance in favor of Judeo-Christian civilization and sovereignty, and against illegal immigration . The relationship with the mentioned conservative circles is really getting stronger, and I try to contribute to this intellectual construction myself. The merit primarily belongs to Hungary: we are a small country, but more and more people think that what is happening here is exemplary...
The full interview can be read here.
(Cover image: magyarhirlap.hu)