Jobbik backs protest of planned reception centre

Budapest (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party backs protests against plans to build a temporary reception centre for migrants near Sormas, southwest Hungary, Krisztian Berta, the deputy leader of the party’s regional chapter said on Saturday.

Under a decree published in Friday’s issue of the government’s official gazette Magyar Kozlony, two reception centres are planned, one near Martonfa, in southern Hungary, and one in Sormas.

The government has decided on building the centre without consulting local leaders or residents, Berta told a press conference held near the planned site of the centre. Jobbik will support local residents in “using any legal means” to prevent the setup of the reception centre, he said.

Peter Cseresnyes, a Fidesz lawmaker for the local constituency, said he would not comment until he found out “more about the background of the decision”.