It would be a basic expectation - on the part of the opposition - that the government amend the Basic Law as follows: The President of the Republic is elected either by the Parliament or by the people, depending on which is the more favorable solution for the left-wing opposition. Right, right?
We already know this. If there is a cap, that's the problem, if there isn't, then that's it. Ever since Ferenc Gy. (again) got himself into the position of the politician leading the opposition, the Christian-conservative government can never do any good here.
It is possible to argue whether Katalin Novák and Judit Varga made a mistake or not, but it would be hard to deny that the opposition threw themselves into the case like those certain guinea fowls and demanded the replacement of those involved in every possible way. Then, when the two indisputably brilliant ladies voluntarily left their posts, how surprising (or not), they immediately became victims, or rather sacrificed - in the eyes of the same opposition.
This wave came in handy for the opposition, you can cling to its back and hope that the wave rider will not be knocked against the rock by the tide, but will swell into a tsunami and sweep away the democratically elected government.
They felt that this was another chance to spur the dead horse, i.e. the case that ended with the resignation of the politicians, further. With a concert promoted by so-called influencers (or, if you prefer, influencers). Successfully? As for the number of participants, undoubtedly yes, as for the outcome, what happened was what was expected from the fanatics of the Libshevik side, the non-violent demonstration turned into violence, and the non-political movement was politicized.
But the wave did not sweep away the Christian-conservative government, only the illusion that the opposition could organize a dignified movement. Not surprising, they just gave what they meant.
They wanted Majdan, but luckily it turned out to be Hajdan.
But just as there is no exit from the love train, so too the hate express continues. And those who could brake give the locomotive even more cocoa, even though the approaching concrete wall is visible, they believe that they will not hit it. But yes.
The new "fuel" is the demand for the direct election of the President of the Republic, but how strange, since it was the same people - or their successors - who prevented the direct election in 1990.
Of course, that was their interest at the time, because they knew that the winner of such a vote would only be Imre Pozsgai, who was extremely popular at the time. It is interesting, they only support direct elections if they believe that their candidate could win, in which case the most democratic procedure is direct elections, in all other cases the parliament should choose. This is how Árpád Göncz, the good uncle Árpi, became the president of the republic, about whom everything can be said, except that he created the unity of the nation. On the contrary, as a disciplined party soldier (SZDSZ), he crossed the Antall government wherever he could. He supported the blockading taxi drivers and their affiliates, exercised public mercy in the case of carriers who illegally crippled the country, and rudely intervened in the events of the so-called media war. Shall I say more?
Of course I understand how you would mean it. It would be a basic expectation - on the part of the opposition - that the government amend the Basic Law as follows: The President of the Republic is elected either by the Parliament or by the people, depending on which is the more favorable solution for the left-wing opposition. Right, right?
The ruling parties made a quick decision, they came up with a proposal to fill the post, they nominated the President of the Constitutional Court, Tamás Sulyok. Does it surprise anyone that our opposition doesn't like it either? After all, I didn't like Katalin Novák at that time either, because she is just a woman, a mother of a family. Those who ostensibly demand a greater role for women in politics mocked in this way, only when they get it, they have a problem with it. Now the problem is that the candidate is the "ballpoint pen" with which Viktor Orbán will sign everything. It doesn't matter if he's a non-party member, it doesn't matter if he's a legal authority, he'll only have a ballpoint pen in Orbán's pocket. Árpád Göncz was really not that, but a knife that could be used to stab the MDF government. And from whom the other knife opened in our pocket.
Well, he's not wearing a hat again!
If I am not mistaken, the demonstration, which was supposedly conceived to protect our children, was not organized because of the way the president of the republic was elected. And it wasn't the opposition politicians, who had already stepped down many times, who were able to bring tens of thousands of people to the streets. Some of them seriously thought that the movement would be about children's issues (what a huge naivete), another, not insignificant group, came in the hope of the free Azariah concert that was promised, but ultimately failed, and still others came at the invitation of the influencers they followed. I point out, but this is my individual opinion, most of them appeared not because of the case, but because of the beloved opinion leader, which is sad, because in this case I see no trace of an independent decision. On the contrary, the lack of minimal information. For example, a small, almost insignificant, yet eloquent example of this is the young man stripped of himself, who incited the frenzies to the crew of Pesti Srácok, shouting: Here is Pesti TV! While it hasn't existed for quite some time.
If the mentioned groups are removed from the formula, how many will remain? Maybe it's just the few hundred blind government haters who raged in front of the Fidesz headquarters. Maybe a little more, but not much.
Returning to the election of the president of the republic, our opposition (enemy?) is putting forward counter-candidates, but in the meantime they are shouting that there is no point, the government majority will carry out its will anyway.
Oh please, this is called a democratic mechanism, those who have been authorized to do so decide. With votes and not flu drugs. Twisting the words of József Antall a bit: I would have liked to receive more votes.
Author: György Tóth Jr
Cover photo: Budapest, August 3, 1990. Árpád Göncz, President-elect of the Republic of Hungary in front of the Parliament, Colonel Róbert Pick, aide-de-camp to the right. MTI Photo: Attila Kovács
