Speaking at a regular government press briefing, Lázár said the protest must ultimately be considered a failure. He insisted that the Tanítanék movement’s action had resulted in failure since “out of Hungary’s 3,200 schools there were real and substantial protests at one hundred only”.

“Other governments the next day would ridicule the protests but our government takes them seriously,” he added. Concerning the possibility of abolishing the central schools manager (Klik), Lázár said the government had not come to a decision on the matter since the issue had not yet been debated at the government-sponsored education roundtable.

He emphasised that the state has no intention of relinquishing its role in managing the country’s schools. Meanwhile, the minister also announced that all state payments will be executed by the Hungarian State Treasury, which is to be reorganised.

Lázár said the twostage restructuring of the treasury would take place this and next summer. All other state bodies that currently make disbursements will be abolished, he added.

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