Mar 292022
For the first time in my life, I exercised my right as a Hungarian citizen and voted.
Before I left Hungary, voting was pointless: my choice was the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party or else. The “or else” meant nothing.
More recently, I didn’t feel it kosher to participate in elections in a country where I do not reside and do not pay taxes. Then again, thanks in part to the current government, a great many Hungarian citizens who do not reside in Hungary or pay taxes there have gained the right to vote… so perhaps it’s not unethical for me to do so as well.
So I did.
Incidentally, the Parliament building in Budapest is quite an impressive edifice.