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Ash_F

(5,861 posts)
4. The Jobbik party has somehow become popular among younger Hungarians
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 03:50 AM
Dec 2012
"So far, polls suggest Jobbik has retained its voter base. Among young voters its support is nearly 20 percent, making it the strongest party in the age group below 30, according to a Republikon Institute poll earlier this year."

I wonder if the situation has any relation to the rise of Neo-Nazism among youth in Russia.

"But unlike its hugely successful anti-Roma rhetoric, anti-Semitism may end up working against Jobbik in the long run, Republikon Institute Director Csaba Toth told Reuters, because it will put off potential coalition partners."

How is bigotry against Romani people somehow more acceptable over there?

It's only 20%, but that's not nothing. It would be troubling if it's growing.
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