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AJC: Jobbik's Electoral Result a Setback for Hungary
NEW YORK, April 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An increase in
voter support for Hungary's Jobbik party is deeply worrisome, observed
AJC. The radical, right-wing party, founded in 2003, is infused with
hatred, targeting especially Jews and Romas.
"Jobbik's rise and potential influence are profoundly troubling," said
AJC Executive Director David Harris. "When more than one in five
voters in Hungary, a NATO and EU member, opts for an unabashedly
extremist party, alarm bells should be going off."
An EU survey released last year reported that 48 percent of Hungarian
Jews have considered emigrating in reaction to growing anti-Semitism
in the country.
Jobbik, Hungary's third largest political party, won more than 20
percent of the vote in Sunday's national elections. It will have 23
seats in the 199-seat Parliament. Jobbik won 16 percent of the vote
in 2010.
The continuing appeal of Jobbik also portends potential gains for the
party in next month's elections for the European Parliament. Analysts
consider Jobbik the strongest of the extreme right-wing parties in
Europe.
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