The government places itself in opposition to Europe in the name of defending Hungarian interests, Kertész said, adding that this may look like a return to sovereignty, but is just another mistake.

He asserted that democracy has never prevailed in Hungary as an organic process mobilising the entire society, rather than just as a political system.

Speaking about hatred of Jews and Roma, Kertész said this is essential to a simple-minded image of the nation."

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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