Suchergebnisse

One Sunday morning in December 2007, some three hundred extreme nationalists dressed in black uniforms marched in military formation through a Hungarian village, protesting against what they called "Roma [Gypsy] delinquency." They then gathered at a rally, where speakers demanded that Roma be segregated from mainstream society. The protesters were members of the Magyar Garda (Hungarian Guard), a new ultranationalist organization whose members pledge to defend Hungarian values and culture. The Magyar Garda is an offshoot of the far-right Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalam (Movement for a Better Hungary), generally shortened to Jobbik. Jobbik is a play on words in Hungarian, meaning both "better" and "more to the right." Jobbik has no members of Parliament, but is represented on several local councils, where its representatives often cooperate with Fidesz, the main conservative opposition party. Opinion polls usually give Jobbik 2 percent or 3 percent support, and the Garda boasts around 650 members.

Examines the origins & development of the Magyar Garda (Hungarian Guard), an ultranationalist organization dedicated to the preservation of Hungarian values & culture. Launched in Aug 2007 as an offshoot of the far-right Jobbik Magyarorszagert Mozgalam (Movement for a Better Hungary), Magyar Garda's philosophy & political activities under the leadership of Gabor Vona are described. The group's advocacy of discrimination against the Roma (Gypsies), despite denial of links to neo-Nazi fringe groups, is explored. Implications for the success of the far Right in Hungary's 2010 elections are considered. K. Hyatt Stewart