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Mészáros, Tamás
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3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Only Orbán's resignation can help Hungary
To prevent Hungary's economic collapse the head of government Viktor Orbán must resign as quickly as possible, the left-liberal weekly 168 óra concludes: "As long as Viktor Orbán is in power no one will lift a finger to finance Orbán's system. ... The international financial world has lost its trust in Orbán. For the IMF his arrogant dictates are completely unacceptable, and transatlantic politicians have also written off the Hungarian prime minister. People want to get rid of him, as if he were a dangerous political virus. ... The financial markets have turned their back on Hungary: there will be no more investments and no more loans at acceptable interest rates. The banks, constantly blackmailed by the Orbán government, will freeze all the money. ... Orbán should step down peacefully as long as he still can. If he doesn't Hungary's fate is sealed and the land will face an economic catastrophe."
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Hungary's amateurish new constitution
The right-wing conservative parliamentary majority in Hungary plans to adopt a highly controversial new constitution on Monday. The text of the draft constitution reflects dilettantism and greed for power, writes journalist Tamás Mészáros in the left-liberal weekly 168 óra: "The ruling parties, caught up in a law-making frenzy as a result of the alleged 'constitutional imperative', have passed around 150 amendments this week alone in the run-up to the adoption of the new constitution. And in the midst of all this needless haste they actually expect the citizens to respect them politically and professionally. They haven't realised that apart from themselves there is not a single expert on constitutional law worth the name either here or abroad who doesn't have doubts about this one-party text collection. The Council of Europe's Venice Commission, as well as individual legal experts, have pointed out that the new constitution curbs citizens' rights. … We can say beyond doubt that the new Hungarian constitution has fallen prey to the desire for power and the amateurism of its creators."
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European elections: Hungarian immune system is weak
Left-wing publicist Tamás Mészáros comments in the left-liberal weekly 168 Óra on the results of the European elections in Hungary: "People weren't surprised by the dramatic but nevertheless predictable defeat of the governing socialists, nor by the rise of the extreme right which has been in the offing for some time now, nor by the clear success of the conservative opposition party Fidesz. What was far more surprising was the number of votes the extreme right Jobbik party was able to gather [almost 15%], and the accompanying massive advance of the far right in Hungary. Or to put it differently: the alarming extent to which racist, anti-Semitic Hungarianism has gained a foothold. Another surprise was the catastrophic results of the Free Democrats [just under 2%], which pretty much signals the demise of liberalism in Hungary. ... These two facts have shaken Hungarian democracy to the core. ... The immune system of Hungarian society is disgracefully weak. As the European elections show, those in the centre are even ready to join hands with the extreme right."
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