{"id":1587,"date":"2023-06-04T14:35:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T12:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madlferenc.hu\/the-politician\/in-the-civil-movement\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T09:07:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T08:07:36","slug":"a-leader-of-the-opposition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/madlferenc.hu\/en\/the-politician\/a-leader-of-the-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"In the civil movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mfe-2-cols uk-grid-collapse uk-child-width-1-2@s uk-grid-match\" uk-grid>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the civil movement<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-mfe-social-links uk-iconnav\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmadlferenc.hu%2Fen%2Fthe-politician%2Fa-leader-of-the-opposition%2F\" uk-icon=\"icon: facebook;ratio: 1.2;\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmadlferenc.hu%2Fen%2Fthe-politician%2Fa-leader-of-the-opposition%2F\" uk-icon=\"icon: linkedin;ratio: 1.2;\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmadlferenc.hu%2Fen%2Fthe-politician%2Fa-leader-of-the-opposition%2F\" uk-icon=\"icon: twitter;ratio: 1.2;\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:?subject=In+the+civil+movement&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmadlferenc.hu%2Fen%2Fthe-politician%2Fa-leader-of-the-opposition%2F\" uk-icon=\"icon: mail;ratio: 1.2;\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large mfe-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madlferenc.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2023\/06\/civil-mozgalomban-01-min.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/madlferenc.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2023\/06\/civil-mozgalomban-01-min-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madlferenc.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2023\/06\/civil-mozgalomban-01-min-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madlferenc.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2023\/06\/civil-mozgalomban-01-min-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madlferenc.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2023\/06\/civil-mozgalomban-01-min-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madlferenc.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2023\/06\/civil-mozgalomban-01-min.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ferenc M\u00e1dl, the conservative side&#8217;s joint candidate for President, speaks at the Erkel Theatre (courtesy of M\u00e1dl family, with approval of Andr\u00e1s M\u00e1dl)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a joint candidate for president, he was clearly in the lead on the conservative side. From the beginning, M\u00e1dl stated that he had no political ambitions of his own, but that he wanted to use his position to achieve three goals: a) to ensure the unity of the conservative base; b) to represent and cultivate the political legacy of his friend the late Prime Minister J\u00f3zsef Antall (&#8220;Antall&#8217;s legacy&#8221;); c) to bring about a generational change, as a prerequisite for ensuring long-term success. Professor M\u00e1dl&#8217;s role as symbolic leader of the opposition was to initiate this process, to play a decisive role in the creation and maintenance of the necessary institutions, such as the Hungarian Civic Cooperation Association (&#8220;MPEE&#8221;), and to play a significant role in the renewal of the conservative side by making his own network of contacts available.      <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the conservative victory in the 1998 elections, and formation of the first Orb\u00e1n government, he returned to university, as he had planned.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>After the elections of 1994, Professor M\u00e1dl returned to university as planned. He was saddened by the defeat and disintegration of the conservative side in the elections, but he had no public policy goals or plans. As the 1995 presidential elections approached, his former political colleagues raised his name as someone who could represent the unity of the conservative base. M\u00e1dl was aware that his candidacy was merely symbolic, as the then President of the Republic, \u00c1rp\u00e1d G\u00f6ncz enjoyed a stable parliamentary majority. Yet, he accepted the candidacy because he believed deeply that &#8220;without a parliamentary alternative, the whole systemic change is worthless.&#8221;<em><\/em>    <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the civil movement Ferenc M\u00e1dl, the conservative side&#8217;s joint candidate for President, speaks at the Erkel Theatre (courtesy of M\u00e1dl family, with approval of Andr\u00e1s M\u00e1dl) As a joint&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":1575,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","iawp_total_views":11,"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-1587","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin  - 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