1989. február (számozatlan) / HU_BFL_XIV_47_2
i\ «HWNMUAN ©Mi Editor: György Krassó * 24/D Little Russell Street * London, WC1A 2HN * Tel. 01-430 2126 (írom abroad 441-430 2126) 25th February, 1989 Gompromise. Manipulation. Anarchy In the February 23rd edition of the paper Magyar Nemzet an interview with the philosopher Gáspár Miklós Tamás, one of the leaders of the Free Democrats Alliance, appeared on the same page as an interview with Ferenc Jánosi an economist, a member of the actively bolshevik Ferenc Münnich Society. Gáspár Miklós Tamás said that the party is in crisis, it has lost its self-confidence and that the country is ungovemable. The communist Jánosi declared that there is chaos, the party’s policies only lead to misery, decisions are made vithout Consulting the membership and the economic policy of today is bankrupt. Although their final conclusions and counsel are very different, one cannot help bút notice the sim- ilarity of their opinions on the Hungárián state of affairs. They both agree that chaos and inconsistency typify the situation. The Central Committee held a meeting on February 20-21st which opened in a very surprising manner. It was opened by János Kádár, who pledged that he would retum to political life. This was seen by many as an attempt to bring Kádár and a: few of his colleagues oack intő the Party leadership, after they were all, without exception, thrown out last May. On the second day, Tuesday February 21st, Hungárián rádió broadcast news of the Hungárián Sociaj-ist Workers Party*s agrarian policy debate, bút nothing about the "far reaching" changes which had been promised previously. At 9pm party spokes- man Emil Kimmel had another surprise fór the Hungárián public, news that Imre ELenovics and Pál Losonczi had been asked to resign as MPs and that István Sta- dinger had resigned voluntarily and had even announced this step in the Party fórum. The truth is that in Hungary anarchy rules. The groups in the Party seeking new ways forward disagree with each other: the Pozsgay-camp, the Hew March Front and the Peoples Patriotic Front quarrel about which of them is best suited to entice the opposition onto the Party road. Bút chaos is nőt confined to the Hungárián Socialist Workers Party. Independent parties which have nőt even been formed yet already have internál disputes. In its February 2áth Political Committee*s meeting the Small Holders Party expelled several of its leaders,and the Social Democrats Party have had a disagreement with the university lecturer Mihály Bihari, who on March lst they wanted to elect as the party’s generál secretary. István Csurka, representing the Democratic Fórum, has reprimanded the Young Democrats Alliance, however nőt a single grouping has come up with a programme which shows a viable way in which to solve the increasingly serious problems which face the population. The Hungárián Socialist Workers Party incites disputes within the independent movements. György Fejti, Secretary of the Central Committee, acts on behalf of the Socialist Workers Party in negotiating individually with the altemative groups. This anarchy, which can be caused artificially, can be very dangerous. East-Central Europe has already experienced the "imposition of public order", and if one recalls the numerous and well equipped police forces, which made themselves felt many times last year, the party has at its command, then it is nőt as "powerless" as people seem to think. Subscribers can use or quotc the Hungárián October newsletters in totál or in detail as long as the source is acknowledged.
