House Speaker: Orbán Gov’t “Needs At Least One More” Cycle To “Achieve Goals”
- 11 Oct 2017 11:00 AM
The Orbán government needs “another one or two cycles to implement its programmes” aimed at “determining the country’s long-term future and restoring order in moral and economic terms”, the house speaker said in an interview published in pro-government daily Magyar Hírlap. László Kövér said that priority should be given to “reversing the current demographic trends by raising the fertility rate from 1.5 to the replacement rate of 2.1”.
He said social and cultural links with Hungarian communities beyond the border should be institutionalised and reinforced with economically so that they are no longer subject to political changes.
Strengthening cooperation in central Europe and leaving historical conflicts behind are foreign policy priorities, he said.
Commenting on the ongoing “national consultation” survey, Kövér insisted that “the future of our children and grandchildren may depend on Europe’s approach to illegal migration.”
Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.
MTI photo: Koszticsák Szilárd
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