Source: BudapestSun - Prime Minister Viktor Orbán compared Hungary’s current situation to that of a space rocket that has safely lifted off and is now at the point of no return, when he gave his fourth annual "state of the nation" address last week.
"Hungary has risen and it cannot go back to the past," he said. "The Motherland is like one big family."
Orbán said that times had changed and to be Hungarian today was a "good investment".
"The past year was a breakthrough year," he said.
The Prime Minister placed special emphasis on the country’s 10-year modernization project, the Széchenyi Plan.
He added that, based on economic growth, the Government was able to double the family allowance and the average wages of Hungarian citizens and secure everyone a job.
He also made special mention of the Status Law, saying, "This law is to serve the re-unification of the Hungarian nation independent of natural borders."
"One Sunday morning is worth four years," said Orbán at the close of his speech, meaning every eligible voter should go to the polls for the general election in April.
László Kovács, President of main opposition the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), described Orbán’s speech as "that of an outgoing Prime Minister".
"The content was a campaign-opening speech, with over-exaggerations," he said. "Orbán forgot to mention the problems and unsolved issues."
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15.02.2002