New Hungarian President Inaugurated

In her inauguration address this Saturday, Hungary’s freshly appointed president, Katalin Novák, said that it is her responsibility to demonstrate what her homeland of Hungary and her compatriots, the Hungarian people, really mean to her, and what she stands for regarding the place of Hungarians in the world.

President Novák said that “we are here together in the heart of Europe, in the capital of the country, in the middle of the Carpathian Basin, in the main square of the nation; but we are also together in will to create a better, more beautiful, more peaceful, more prosperous and more secure life for Hungarians in the 21st century, after decades of moral disintegration in the last.”

According to President Novák, Hungary is currently under the shadow of war. “The attack on Ukraine, after the initial shock, demanded both an immediate and, at the same time, a well-thought-out, long-term response from Hungary as well. As the first refugees arrived in the country on February 25, Hungarians rushed to their aid without hesitation,” she said. Since then, she added, 700,000 refugees have crossed over to the safety of Hungarian soil, and Hungarians have collected hundreds of millions of forints in donations, providing care for the wounded, food for those left behind, education, shelter and work for families.