Hungary’s parliamentary elections offered voters distinct alternatives and were well run, but while competitive, the process was marred by the pervasive overlapping of government and ruling coalition’s messaging that blurred the line between state and party, as well as by media bias and opaque campaign funding, international observers said in a statement this Monday. The […]
The ruling Fidesz party won the Hungarian parliamentary elections this Sunday and is likely to retain a two-thirds majority in parliament with 53% of the votes. Among those congratulating PM Viktor Orbán were Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian right-wing Liga party leader, Matteo Salvini. With over 98% of the votes counted in the single […]
Hungarians go to the polls this Sunday to elect a new parliament and decide whether to keep the government of Viktor Orbán in power or favor the united opposition headed by prime ministerial candidate Péter Márky-Zay. Most opinion polls forecast a close result. According to the Basic Law of Hungary, which went into force on […]
The prime ministerial candidate of the opposition parties running with joint candidates in the April 3 parliamentary elections, Péter Márki-Zay expressed his belief in Hungary's return to the "good side of history" at a rally held on the occasion of the March 15 national holiday in Budapest on Tuesday. Speaking at the Technological University of […]
On Hungary’s national holiday marking the outbreak of the 1848 revolution, Viktor Orbán referred to the “youth of March,” who said at that time that “let here be peace, liberty and concord.” Addressing a crowd on Kossuth Square in front of the building of Hungarian Parliament, the prime minister added that “we need the same […]
Only upwards! - The program of Rising Hungary. This is the title of the election program presented this Wednesday evening by the opposition coalition 'United for Hungary'. On April 3, there is a chance for Hungary to find its way back to civilization and Europe, and it is in the country's interest to have peace, […]
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has proposed a full election observation mission to Hungary for the April 3 parliamentary elections, the major Hungarian blog on EU affairs, Eurologus reports. So far, only EU member country where such a mission was deemed necessary has been Bulgaria. The so-called needs assessment mission studied […]
