They argued that the government’s policy of continually decreasing the army and the “tragic depreciation” of its equipment have now led to a situation that “holding a mere show of military technology poses a challenge impossible to meet”.

According to the Socialists, the government must “drop the practice of recent years in which the military is used for propaganda”.

“Billions of forints should not be spent on protocol events, and fighter jets should not be used as a scenery for the inauguration of sports stadiums,” the statement said.

Harangozó and Demeter called on the government to start purchasing new helicopters and replace obsolete military equipment.

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