This is demonstrated not only in words but also in deeds by the governing parties’ policies. Rural development programs, as well as the anti-war rallies and Digital Civic Circles in the countryside, all send the same message: Hungary does not consist of Budapest alone, as pointed out by Bank Levente Boros.
The fact that these events are being organized one after another in county seats and regional centers is clear proof that the governing parties are present in the everyday life of rural Hungary,
he stressed. According to the analyst, the Digital Civic Circles carry not only political significance but also serious psychological importance. These communities strengthen rural Hungary and revive the idea of community building that Hungary's Prime Minister articulated in the early 2000s with the original civic circles.
This is a community organized not against something, but for something: for the functioning of Hungary, for increasing resilience, and for preserving social solidarity,
he said. Bank Levente Boros emphasized that although online organizing is important and has developed significantly in recent years, personal encounters are irreplaceable, especially for conservative communities. Events organized by rural Digital Civic Circles do not only address residents of a given town, but attract like-minded people from across an entire county and even the wider region.
By contrast, the analyst said, for months Peter Magyar has primarily been trying to "win the day" in the online space with various announcements, while personal presence has increasingly been pushed into the background.
It is like someone shouting in a cave: there is a loud echo, but no real community experience,
he remarked. He added that Peter Magyar is visibly trying to copy the Prime Minister’s political methods, but has failed both in terms of rural presence and mobilization.
The events organized by Peter Magyar in parallel with the anti-war rallies not only fell short in terms of numbers, but also in atmosphere and message, recalled the Director of Political Analysis from the Nezopont Institute.
While pro-government events are characterized by a positive community experience organized for Hungary, gatherings held by Peter Magyar were often aggressive, negative in tone, and attracted fewer and fewer people,
he said. Bank Levente Boros took the view that it is no coincidence that Peter Magyar eventually retreated back to Budapest, as his tour of the countryside failed to deliver the expected political breakthrough. Similar strategies have previously been used by other opposition parties, attempting to replace genuine personal political presence with statements aimed at a handful of cameras or journalists, with little success.
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