Y2018 elections will primarily be centred on corruption, the mood of the population will be in favour of a government change. "Jobbik is preparing to replace Fidesz," said Gábor Vona in a press conference held in the town of Orosháza after the joint meeting session of two electoral districts in Békés County on Wednesday.

Jobbik's president stated that there could be no progress of any kind in Hungary unless rampant corruption is eliminated and politicians are held accountable because as long as this situation remains unchanged, "all well-meaning proposals and ideas are diverted."

In response to a question, Gábor Vona explained that he considered the improvement of the party's internal discipline, the demonstration of its government capability and the increase of its international recognition as the most important tasks before the next general elections. Talking about the migration issue, he pointed out that the party had already warned the public about the potential dangers of the immigration wave, and László Toroczkai, the Jobbik-delegated mayor of Ásotthalom was the first to raise the issue of building a border fence. "The government carries out our proposals in terms of the migration crisis," he added.

He emphasized that due to its size, Hungary cannot be obliged or even expected to single-handedly solve the migrants crisis. All our state can do is to protect the Hungarian nation. In Gábor Vona's view, the migration crisis clearly showed that "the EU has collapsed and it cannot function properly." He explained that Jobbik considered it necessary to involve Hungarian civilians in the protection of the border but only after strict screening, based on legislative approval and under the supervision of the authorities. The party also proposes to allow volunteers to acquire defence skills, because there is a need for "people who could be mobilized in emergency situations," he underlined.

Talking about the land issue, Gábor Vona said his party categorically rejected the government's "land privatisation concepts" designed without the Parliament, because Jobbik was concerned that huge tracts of land would be sold to politically loyal buyers, thus Hungary would lose its remaining control over the agriculture and food industry.

Discussing the scandal of Quaestor Brokerage, he stated his party was still waiting for Fidesz' response to the question whether or not government party members had withdrawn money from the company right before its collapse. Referring to the Constitutional Court's ruling about the planned referendum on the retirement of men after 40 years of employment, he found it aggravating that the Hungarian judiciary so bluntly interfered with the collection of signatures, which was a result of political arm-twisting, in his opinion.

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