Gergely Gulyás, the prime minister’s chief of staff, told Mandiner that the government's view on the child protection referendum, which will be held simultaneously with the general election on April 3, was that children’s sex education was the responsibility of parents. He called on those “who agree with that statement to vote four times no”. Gulyás said support of Christian conservatism has grown among intellectuals since the last election. “You cannot govern for twelve years without making mistakes, but the main direction, from economic and social policy to armed forces development, were set out well,” he said. The government’s achievements of the past twelve years are viable in themselves, he said. On the other hand, the previous government of now-Democratic Coalition leader Ferenc Gyurcsány “left only insolvency and scorched earth behind,” he said. “Austerity measures are only on the horizon if the opposition comes to power.” Gulyás said the ruling parties had a “good chance of winning parliamentary majority.”
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