A head of state's room for maneuver is quite different from that of the government, but I still consider it important to stand up for the cause of families and family values ​​- said the President of the Republic in his Christmas interview on TV2 Tények on Monday.

The head of state recalled: the war came after two years of the coronavirus epidemic and all its economic consequences, which also seriously affect Hungarians... Katalin
Novák said: she is touched when she meets Hungarian families living "almost invisible" in a difficult situation, or rather, when he saw a young mother singing at the first Advent service of the Beregsász Reformed Church in Subcarpathia. In the fact that there are those who dare and want to have a child even in a war situation, there is at the same time the depth, the difficulty, the pain, and the hope that a new life carries...

... Katalin Novák considers social media to be a mandatory element, an opportunity to reach many people directly, but she emphasized: this is only a small slice of reality... Regarding her relationship with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the President of the Republic emphasized that they have an equal and fair relationship, and she expressed her joy, that today in Hungary the two leaders of the country can regularly talk to each other on merit. He is convinced that this is in the interest of the Hungarian people.

Katalin Novák answered the question about the teachers' strike by saying that it was good to read in the interview in Új embers on the occasion of teacher Jelenits's 90th birthday, how a passionate teacher talks about the importance of the role of teachers, how we cannot appreciate enough those whom our children look up to. we entrust his upbringing. In addition to parents, teachers are the key to what kind of adults our children will become - declared the President of the Republic. Therefore, his position is that, regardless of any European Union or other sources and economic difficulties, the opportunity must be created for teachers to receive the financial and moral respect they deserve in Hungary.

Katalin Novák highlighted the family policy: a head of state's room for maneuver is quite different from that of the government, and she respects that. However, the issue of families is much broader than government decisions, and it still considers it important to stand up for families and family values, as well as to encourage those about to start a family.

The head of state indicated: in his first festive presidential address, he will try to appear dignified and speak in a tone that the Hungarian people consider important at that time. He trusts that the viewers will feel that he not only lives among them, but also lives with them every day. He is also concerned with the problems and questions of the Hungarian people every day, and he thinks about what he can do as president of the republic to make everyone feel that there is more that unites Hungarians than what separates and distinguishes them.

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Source: MTI

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