Fidesz to modify electoral rules in Hungary – Budapest Mayor Karácsony forms harsh judgement
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Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, has said ruling Fidesz wanted to boost its own election chances by reducing the number of electoral districts in the capital and thereby diluting the city’s voting weight in parliament relative to its population.
Karácsony accuses Fidesz of seeking to amend election law to favour itself
Fidesz’s proposal would reduce the number of electoral districts in Budapest from 18 to 16, a statement from Karácsony’s office said on Tuesday.
“What’s more, they want to shove this down the throats of lawmakers with a sneaky committee amendment, without even allowing a regular parliamentary debate,” Karácsony said. “This is their way of taking revenge on the capital for [the majority of the electorate] voting against the government last time. If they keep this up, an even larger share of the electorate will vote against them next time.”
Alexandra Szentkirályi, the head of Fidesz’s Budapest chapter, said Karácsony was “lying” about the proposed amendment, arguing that legislators had a duty to make changes to the electoral districts to reflect their changing populations.
In a Facebook post, Szentkirályi insisted that because Karácsony is an “experienced sociologist and polltaker”, he was “deliberately twisting the truth … rather than simply being uninformed”.
“He falsely claims that the government is reducing the number of electoral districts in Budapest as punishment because Budapest residents didn’t vote for Fidesz,” Szentkirályi said.
History never Lies.
Orban – the Fidesz Government, throughout its 16 years in Government, that factually to-day we see there GARGANTUAN failings of a Government, our country in Economic and Financial – Free Fall – “hinging” on near collapsing, this Orban Government, have been “pro- active” in the re-design on the subject of this article.
Orban – the Fidesz Government, the “culling” the abolishment of political party’s, the manipulation of its re-design has be just BLATANT in benefiting, advantaging, the Orban – Fidesz Governments, in it’s ability to POWER Govern, in number Hungary.
Do your research – it’s BLATANT over the course of 16 years – this MANIPULATION that has been another “variation” under supposed acts of DEMOCRACY, that this Orban – Fidesz Government have created, been allowed to place into Law.
Hungary – the PRICE we are Paying, and it will WORSEN.