Re: Endralon Herald
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 12:05 pm
Welcome to our podcast. The snap election just happened. Változás failed to defend it's position as 3rd biggest party and lost 10 seats. What will happen now, we have asked co-chair of Változás and a Senator Florentina Szilágyi a few questions.
Hello, Ms Co-chair, what happened?
Obviously, we have lost votes, what else should I say. It is sad. But yes, I'm still proud of my work.
And what will happen now?
Me and my co-chair Fábián Crstö, we will both resign as party leaders, new leaders will be elected and party will have a new direction I suppose. Obviously we have to change party to get our voters back and to win back the seats we have lost. That's the thing we have to focus on right now.
Were you too radical, too progressive, too left-wing oriented?
Well, maybe, it is possible, I haven't seen the complete results yet, but it is probable. As I have said we have to take closer look, analyze the outcome and then start changing the party.
What would you say about that you have lost the Alt-Ginbár region? You have won that region last time.
Yes we had won there. It goes hand in hand, we have lost about 5 % of votes and following that we have lost the Alt-Ginbár region.
Are you leaving politics?
Like right now? No, no I'm not leaving. I'm still a Senator and it is too early to say, whether I will or won't run in the upcoming elections. It is too early for that. Maybe I will run for a seat of 1st or 2nd Vice-chairwomen but even for saying that is too early. We really have to take a step back right now and really analyze. The only clear thing right now is, that I won't continue as co-chair and netheir Fábián Crstö will.
Do you think, that Változás will gain back the voters, that you have lost?
Yes, we will. I have no doubts whether yes or no, the naswer is clear yes. The only question is how many. I think that till next time we will be as strong as before the last elections.
Now, not about the election, but earlier this year your party had adopted a co-chairing system, what does it mean, why have you as party done this?
I think that it is a great thing, it is a tremendous step forward. We have reached a equality of masculine and feminine element in our leadership. So yeah, we will definitelly continue with this system and maybe other parties will adopt it too.
Thank you ver much for the interview, I wish Változás to recover as soon as possible.
Thank you very much Oskár.