Whatever one thinks of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his party, Fidesz, their immediate political challengers look much scarier. The second most popular party in the country, Jobbik — the “Movement for a Better Hungary” — is an extreme-right group, with friendly ties to the Kremlin, as well as to the regime in Iran.
Jobbik has a paramilitary wing, currently called the “New Hungarian Guard” (the group has been banned in the past, and resurrected under a new name), reminiscent of the fascist Arrow Cross Party of the wartime period, with a track record of harassment of Hungary’s Roma population. …read more
Source: European Voice
