We have to settle for an ideological cold war, where freedom and liberty are pitted against each other. I am preparing for actions, not gestures, the presidential candidate told the Mandiner weekly. We look at the newspaper's interview with him.
"Women are looked down upon by those politicians who say that I am a dummy and an alibis," she responded in an interview. However, the criticisms of the opposition were obviously more due to the connection between the government and the political party. Why did you have to take out the "women's card"?
Party affiliation of presidential candidates is common in Hungary and abroad, and there is nothing new about it. The question is whether, upon taking office, the head of state is able to display the unity of the nation above any individual or group interest. As for the female part of the criticism: left-wing politicians are constantly demanding female leaders. Now that a woman can be the president of the republic, she is classified as a puppet in advance. What is this if not contempt? Of course, it is possible that not only women are looked down upon, but also right-wing men. Without offering any substantive criticism or offering any real choice.
I am preparing for actions, not gestures. In order to show the unity of the nation, we must find a common space for all of us. Such is the pride of belonging to the Hungarian nation, the protection of families, the preservation and expansion of our heritage, and the nurturing of talents. These are not worldview or party political categories.
In response to the question that she stirred up a lot of dust the other day because of a blog she ran as a full-time mother in Germany in 2010, in which she wrote: she is grateful that she is not living as a hospital nurse or teacher on a ridiculous income. How do you see this?
I grew up among doctors and teachers. Today I respect the work of hospital nurses, social workers and teachers just as I did ten years ago, I can only speak of them with the greatest respect.
My old comment was about undeservedly low incomes. As a reminder: after eight years of socialist government, the salaries and moral esteem of healthcare workers reached a depressingly low level. At the time, I was frustrated, angry, and disillusioned because of this.
After a year and a half in Germany, our family moved back home in 2010 precisely so that I could join the government work, which meant turning back from the edge of the abyss, cleaning up the ruins, and building. I am convinced that the situation is significantly better than it was in 2010, wages have risen a lot, family allowances have been expanded. This is true even if wage increases must be continued, and the appreciation of these professions must be strengthened.
It hardly came as a surprise that he chose family policy as his main topic, in connection with sustainability. With the latter, are you essentially taking over the baton from János Áder, whose main concern was environmental protection, or do you want to convey a different message?
It's natural for me not to waste, that's how we were raised. Protecting the environment starts here for me. I'm from the countryside, in Ágaseyháza, in the village where my grandparents taught, it was natural to use what we could, and we never threw away food. And sustainability starts with having someone to pass on environmentally conscious thinking. If there is no next generation, we have no one to preserve the Earth. It is that simple. The ideas in vogue now are controversial. They say "don't have children to save the planet". I think this is nonsense. If there are no children, for whom should we guard the Earth?
Returning to the family: serious people do not dispute the demographic results of recent years, at most they think differently about the degree of success. I try to express my greatest pride with numbers: 220,000 more children have been born since 2010 than if everything had remained as it was. This result is largely due to the continuously expanding family subsidies. In Europe, the desire to have children has increased to the greatest extent. This alone means 123,000 more children in ten years. The number of abortions decreased by 41 percent. This is another 100,000 lives born! It is heartwarming to think how many mothers and fathers these babies bring joy to.
There is nothing more important than our children, so what is said about them must be dealt with. - said the candidate for the head of state. Since lmbtqi propaganda in the Western world has now targeted kindergarteners and schoolchildren, we must be on the lookout. I agree that the government addresses the Hungarian people directly. By the time I can take office, we will know the result of the referendum, and thus also how the Hungarians think about this issue. They consider it right or not, for example, to carry out sex education in schools and kindergartens without the consent of the parents. As a parent and decision maker, I consider this a key question. I am convinced that the right and duty of raising children belongs primarily to the parents. It is wrong for anyone to influence their minor children behind their backs, contrary to their intentions.
Katalin Novák went on to say that "Hungary is the center of our heart, and we can be the center of Europe's heart as well.
We strive for good relations with our neighbors, Hungary is a key player in Central European cooperation. How the situation in the Balkans develops is decisive for our common European future. Understanding this region is a serious challenge for Westerners. We can help, building a bridge between West and East, North and South, while strengthening external borders. It is exciting how our relationship with the United States, Latin America, Africa or the rapidly developing Asian region is developing. In the world, there is a fierce struggle not only for material resources, but also for increasing political influence."
Regarding her future, Katalin Novák said that in addition to respecting the dignity of the head of state:
"I remain who I am. I don't want to change, I've always been a public figure who nurtured live relationships with people, I'm trying to keep it that way.
Source and full interview: mandiner.hu
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