Former Finance minister Bokros challenges Far Right leader Vona to Open debate
MDF candidate for PM challenges Far-Right leader
Former finance minister and the candidate leader for the MDF in the upcoming elections, Bokros Lajos, has challenged the far-right leader (and Jobbik's candidate for Prime Minister) Vona Gábor to an open debate.
According to the one time finance minister (from March 1st 1995 to February 29th 1996, during the Horn government), he will be able to demonstrate in under one and a half hours that Jobbik's far right policies will ruin Hungary and sell-out the nation.
The Jobbik are acting against the interests of the nation when they state that they will not pay back the IMF loans. Loans which were secured last year to rescue the nation from the depths of the world-wide financial crisis.
Further Bokros states that Jobbik are acting against the interests of the nation when their leaders scribble derogatory messages about Jewish Hungarians that "they should better play with their circumcised tails" - a reference to Jobbik's MEP Morvai Krisztina who earlier this year wrote such a message (in ruder language). That Jobbik damages the interests of the nation when they refer to 'Gypsy-crime'.
In Bokros's opinion, none of this serves the interest of a peaceful society or of the nation's development. Rather it undermines development and causes chaos. Jobbik are acting against the interests of the nation when they openly lead people on with ridiculous promises and with clearly no ability to fulfill these. In the open letter from Bokros Lajos to
Vona Gábor it is stated that Jobbik are acting against the interests of the nation when they beguile and confuse embittered Hungarians with their promises.
According to Bokros Lajos Jobbik's populist demagoguery is ruining Hungary.
The MDF's candidate for Prime Minister, Bokros, has asked Vona Gábor to suggest a time suitable to him, anytime during the first two weeks of January, when they will be able to meet and debate the issues in a round table discussion.
Jobbik have yet to provide an outline of their policies and plans for the upcoming elections. Jobbik insiders have stated that their election manifesto and detailed policies are to be announced and released on January the 16th.
ref: Bokros kihívta Vona Gábort
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