"It is difficult to accept this kind of liberalism," the President of the Republic remarked about the case.

Hungary stands up for freedom, family and Christian tradition - stressed the President of the Republic Katalin Novák in an interview with The Australian, the only nationally distributed Australian daily newspaper.

The article reports that in the Dohany Street synagogue, different denominations and political parties stood together for Israel, which was attacked by the Palestinian organization Hamas. In this regard, Katalin Novák rejected any suggestion that anti-Semitism would characterize Hungary.

"There is zero tolerance for anti-Semitism in Hungary. That day we stood with Israel and the Jewish people. There is a very strong Jewish community in Hungary, whose rights are fully guaranteed. My Jewish friends always say how good it is that in Hungary they don't have to be afraid to wear a kippah in public or profess their Jewish faith in public".

Unlike other European countries, Jewish people in Hungary do not have to fear attacks, added the head of state.

In this regard, the article mentions the previous statement of Slomo Köves, the head rabbi of the United Hungarian Israelite Community - Hungarian Jewish Association, who says that the Jewish community in Hungary is one of the safest in Europe.

When asked why the Western media mistakenly characterize Hungary and the Hungarians as anti-democratic and anti-freedom, the head of state answered: among other things, because they do not understand the Hungarian language, and on the other hand, the Hungarian position often does not fit into the mainstream, liberal narrative, but According to Katalin Novák, it is also true that we do not place enough emphasis on explaining our position. It is often difficult to understand how people, some of whom have never even been to Hungary, can firmly state such misconceptions about Hungary and the Hungarian people, he underlined.

Katalin Novák mentions as an example that a large European news portal interviewed her recently. Since his answers were not what they expected, the article ended up not being published.

"It's hard to accept this kind of liberalism"

– the president of the republic described the situation. In response to the public media's question, the Sándor Palace confirmed that it was the media called Politico.

In the article, the President of the Republic described himself as: "mother, wife, Hungarian and devout Christian".

"These all define me, I cannot put them aside. As one of less than twenty female heads of state in the world, I want to show what it's like to be a conservative female leader."

- He told.

Regarding the anniversary of the 1956 revolution, the head of state emphasized that "Hungarians are freedom fighters". Hungary is historically a Christian country, "as a Reformed, I would also say that we are predestined for Christianity". Our culture and holidays are Christian, besides, of course, everyone can practice their faith freely, there is freedom of religion - added the head of state.

"Many people in the West think that tolerance means you have to give up your national and Christian identity" -

he added.

Regarding the support of families and the head of state's perception of the role of women, the author of the article points out that Katalin Novák wants families and women to have real freedom of choice, which is completely contrary to the zeitgeist of The New York Times and The Guardian.

According to the President of the Republic, young people want children, but in the end they don't have as many children as they would like.

"As a conservative leader, my task is to do everything to ensure that the desired children can be born. I see motherhood as a privilege. It can be waived, but I want to show that it is a privilege. It is the duty of governments to ensure that it is possible to choose both career and work together. This is true freedom of choice. It is important to face the demographic crisis"

he emphasized.

The article mentions that Katalin Novák, even as Minister of Family Affairs, did a lot to ensure that state spending on family policy reached 6 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) and to increase the fertility rate.

In addition to explaining the Hungarian family policy measures, he explained in relation to the issue of immigration: the Hungarian people do not consider mass immigration to be a solution to the demographic problem. The article mentions that Hungary is also criticized for its migration policy, but it is very similar to Australia's migration policy.

The article also points out that, together with Poland, Hungary is the most important opponent of the EU's left-liberal social and migration policy. According to the assessment of the author of the article, the perception in the West today is that anyone who goes against the mainstream is automatically called a "Taliban". According to the author, despite the results of the recent Polish parliamentary elections, there are also conservative successes, such as the coming to power of Giorgia Meloni in Italy, about whom Katalin Novák said:

"I have a very close, friendly relationship with Giorgia Meloni, and what she does is very good for Italy".

Hungary has accepted two million Ukrainians, the President of the Republic said, adding: Hungary condemns Russian aggression and supports a peaceful settlement as soon as possible. He objected to the fact that Hungary is being presented as a kind of ally of Russia.

The article highlights that Katalin Novák also meets the Hungarian diaspora living in Australia.

"I am grateful to Australia for accepting the Hungarian refugees, giving them a second home"

said the president of the republic.

MTI

Featured image: The President of the Republic gives an interview to The Australian. Source: Katalin Novák's Facebook page.