1956 – Gyurcsány: Current PM in contrast with spirit of revolution

Budapest, 2016. október 23. Varju László a Demokratikus Koalíció (DK) alelnöke koszorút helyez el az 1956-os forradalom és szabadságharc emlékmûvénél Budapesten, az Ötvenhatosok terén pártja megemlékezésén 2016. október 23-án. Mögötte Gyurcsány Ferenc, a DK elnöke (b5), Vágó István (b), Élõ Norbert (b4) és Avarkeszi Dezsõ (b6) elnökségi tagok, Horváth Zsolt, a DK zuglói elnöke (b4) és Kolber István, a párt országos tanácsának elnöke (b7). MTI Fotó: Soós Lajos

Budapest, October 23 (MTI) – The current prime minister is sharply in contrast with the spirit of Hungary’s martyred PM Imre Nagy and the anti-Sovet revolution of 1956, opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány said on Sunday.

Gyurcsány said at a party event in Budapest commemorating 1956 that the current prime minister has gained fame for “ravaging freedom and democracy”.

“If the revolution of Imre Nagy was the revolution of freedom and democracy then the current prime minister is the leader of a counter-revolution”, he said.

“Only the current democratic opposition parties, movements, supporters and voters are entitled to honourably talk about Imre Nagy and his fellow martyrs”, he added.

After the event, Gyurcsány and other DK politicians laid wreaths at a memorial on 1956-ers Square.

Source: MTI