The PES has repeatedly denounced the erosion of democratic standards by the conservative FIDESZ government, with PES President Sergei Stanishev stating that; “Hungarian democracy is under siege”. Over the last years, media censorship, controversial Constitutional changes and attempts to criminalise the legitimate political opposition have been the alarming consequences of the authoritarian rule of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. PES Women President and Hungarian politician Zita Gurmai added her voice to the chorus of protests, saying that socialists “will not accept this authoritarian regime in the heart of Europe”.
The PES Congress will be held tentatively over the weekend of June 12-13, 2015. More details to come in the months ahead.
