third sortie of Slovakia Komarno. Although it already seems to be in Hungary. I go there because the city is the capital of the Hungarians in Slovakia, which represent 10% of the total population live and generally not too well their minority status. During the rule of the autocrat Vladimir Meciar were heavily discriminated against and accused of being troublemakers in the pay of the government in Budapest. Then, with the advent to power of the Christian Democratic Dzurinda, their situation improved. The Magyar Coalition, the party of the Hungarians, he joined the government, helped to reform. In return, the Hungarians were recognized cultural rights, civil and social rights. In other words, the dignity that Meciar was obtained gl'aveva not ever want to tune. A Komarno The atmosphere is Hungarian. Statues of Hungarian heroes (like the one above left), tricolor flags, Hungarians always, plaques and written in Hungarian language or bilingual. Goulash, of course. You breathe a certain stillness. Between Hungarians and Slovaks of place relations are cordial and relaxed. The latter, almost all are fluent in the language Magyar. In short, the political conflicts of Bratislava, where the grim and unsavory populist faction leader Jan Slota - returned to govern after the election victory of the socialist Robert Fico in 2006 and the formation of an abnormal Executive red-brown ( here for bio Slota, here analysis on the Slovak-Hungarian relations - spitting venom on a daily Magyar minority, just do not come here. okay. Below, from top to bottom: bilingual plaque, a statue dedicated to a historical Hungarian workers to work in Piazza Europa.
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