"We have won every European election for twenty years.
We are the most successful political community in Hungary and Europe.
We cannot set a lesser goal, so I propose that we win this one, too", PM Viktor Orban began his speech at Fidesz's national campaign-launch event at Budapest's Millenial Park, on Friday. In the meantime, we should maintain modesty. Without humility there is no victory, he added.
PM Orban recalled that
for a decade and a half, our opponents have been unable to win the trust of the people because they have gambled away their honor. They have forgotten humility. An election victory is a good tool to serve people, and this is what we, as a governing party, have been doing for 14 years.
Maintaining and earning people's trust is a difficult task and, in order to win, "we must stand up for who we are," Mr Orban added.
"We are the ones who resurrected the Hungarian economy, which was bankrupted by the left headed by (ex-PM) Gyurcsany. Today, one million more people are working in Hungary. We are the ones who provided jobs to the Roma community. Today, there are twice as many Roma working in Hungary as there were under Gyurcsany's era, and they are valued citizens of Hungary. Even in this election battle, we count on their support. We are the ones who have managed to increase the minimum wage by three and a half times compared to the left, and we have tripled the average wage. We have maintained and even increased the average pension, and we are the ones who reintroduced the 13th month bonus pensions rescinded from retirees by the left. We are the ones who halved the number of Hungarians living in deep deprivation, and we are the ones who will eradicate the poverty left behind by the Hungarian left wing,"PM Orban said.
No amount of left-wing lies or political mischief can overwrite reality. In 2010, the Hungarian economy was about half the size of what it is today. In other words, we have almost doubled the size of the Hungarian economy in 14 years,
Mr Orban concluded.