News from Hungary
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Budapest - Krisztina Morvai (photo), the newly elected Hungarian MEP from the Jobbik party (Movement for better Hungary), blogged earlier this month in response to accusations of xenophobia made by a man who called himsef a 'proud Hungarian Jew': "I would be glad if the socalled proud Hungarian Jews would go back to playing with their tiny little circumcised tails rather than vilifying me". Her party won three seats, marking Jobbik's first entry into EU politics. Half of Hungarians are happy about Jobbik's succes. Recently defamation of a ' Holocaust' memorial on the Danube Bank in Budapest took place. 
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Socialist MP Zsolt Torok , backed by Hungary's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender federation, said on Friday, parliament and President Laszlo Solyom shared responsibility for the fact that Hungary did not have laws banning dishonoring the remembrance of others. Several failed attempts had been made to ban hate speech. George Soros , the Hungarian-born Jewish billionaire who has invested over $3bn to the region since 1989, added his voice to those warning of chauvinistic, xenophobic developments. Lesbians and gays will not give up plans to hold their 14th march scheduled for September 5 in Budapest. 

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Hungary's prime minister Gordon Bajnai from the governing Socialists said his country would need to extend its $25 billion credit line from the International Monetary Fund and European Union after it expires next year. After the recent resignation of prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány , Bajnai was nominated by the ruling MSZP party to become Hungary's new prime minister. One of the candidates for the post was the Jew Gyorgy Suranyi (photo) , formerly the governor of the Hungarian Central Bank.