Paris attacks – Hungarian parties express solidarity

Budapest, November 14 (MTI) – Hungary’s political parties have strongly condemned Friday’s terror attacks and expressed solidarity with the French nation.

The grief and fear of Paris are shared by all Europeans today, the governing Fidesz party said in a statement, adding that the terror and the mass murders must not be left without consequences.

The co-ruling Christian Democrats said the bloody events clearly demonstrated the need of joint European action against terrorism.

The opposition Jobbik party said what they had feared for a long time has happened, and, besides feelings of shock and grief, Europe must rethink several things.

The Socialist Party said decision-makers must take immediate action regardless of their political and religious views to “stop the fanatics, the mad murderers”.

The Paris terror attacks are no longer France’s problem, head of green party LMP Andras Schiffer said, adding that a deeper European Union cooperation is necessary in the areas of internal security and anti-terrorist cooperation.

The Együtt party said not only Paris and the French people, but the whole of Europe has been attacked.

“We trust that the killers’ identity and motivation will soon be established and the international community will be able to give an appropriate response,” it said.

“Neither Islamic State nor any other terrorist organisation can discourage us from believing in peace and providing assistance to each other,” the opposition PM party said.

“It is almost impossible not to respond with hatred to hatred, but we should still try to remain humans,” former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, head of the opposition DK party, said in a statement. He said that “November 13, 2015 will be Europe’s September 11, 2001; almost everything will change.”

The Hungarian Liberal Party said the Paris terrorists have attacked everyone who believes in freedom, democracy and the values of humanism.

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Source: http://mtva.hu/hu/hungary-matters