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Bertalan Havasi, Fidesz’s communications director, told MTI that Bóka was elected unanimously by the parliamentary group.
In a Facebook post, Orbán shared a photo of himself and Bóka with the caption “Habemus Bókam!”
In a post of his own, Bóka said: “Reporting for duty.”
In a video attached to his post, the former European affairs minister said he was among those for whom Hungary and the Hungarian people were “at the center of their world.”
“I am among those who value our thousand-year-old statehood and Judeo-Christian culture,” he said. “I am among those who believe that our past, present and future are inseparably intertwined with Europe.”
“We are in opposition, and that comes with great responsibility,” Bóka said, emphasizing that as leader of the largest opposition parliamentary group, he would represent “the voice of normality and common sense.”
“I take it upon myself to defend the achievements of the past 16 years, represent the values of our community and remain both a man and a citizen,” he said.
Gergely Gulyás resigned as group leader on July 13 so that a politician eligible to run in the next election could take over the leadership of the group.
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