Referring to the election campaign, PM Viktor Orbán accused in an interview this morning the united opposition of handling voters’ data in a way that amounted to “massive election fraud”.
“This is a serious matter.” He insisted that the opposition parties were unlawfully obtaining the personal data of “hundreds of thousands” and sending them political messages without their consent. “This is not only election fraud but concerns issues around freedom, too,” he said, adding that the “serious violation” called for “a thorough investigation”.
Orbán said an “unnatural alliance” had been set up in which “the fascist wing and the communist wing have both preserved their independence” within the opposition.
The parties abandoned “important moral and political standards and their self-identity,” he said. “An alliance has been created with the sole purpose of seizing power,” he added.
So far, 184,000 Hungarian citizens without permanent residency in Hungary have posted mail-in votes or lodged them with Hungarian embassies ahead of Hungary’s general election, the National Election Office (NVI) said.
According to the NVI, 456,000 people with dual Hungarian citizenship living beyond the border have registered for the election. The office added that 33,600 of the votes have been sent by post, while over 150,000 have been dropped off at Hungarian foreign representations.
The NVI has been verifying the identity of voters based on their statements attached to the votes and has so far approved 86,655 valid documents. Mail-in votes must arrive at the election office before 7 pm on the day of the election.
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Source: MTI
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Take Hungarian election result with a pinch of salt, expert warns
From Euronews
The result of Hungary’s upcoming parliamentary elections won’t fully represent the will of the people because “it’s not a real democracy”, a political scientist has warned.
Speaking to Euronews via Twitter about Sunday’s vote, Péter Krekó, executive director at Political Capital, said that he hopes that the world puts the result into context – whatever the outcome may be.
“Hungary is not a liberal democracy anymore, it’s a soft hybrid regime, but it’s not a real democracy,” he said.
Various public institutions in Hungary, such as the prosecutor’s office and the electoral commission, are not independent and impartial, according to Kréko, which is turning Hungary into a country in which it’s becoming increasingly obvious that state institutions are “helping the incumbent.”
“So if you see on Sunday, and this is the most likely scenario at the moment, that [Prime Minister Viktor] Orbán wins one more election, then do not just attribute it to the decision of the Hungarian voters, that they all like this politics,” Krekó said.
The election is shaping up to be highly significant as Europe is gripped by the crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – one of Hungary’s neighbours. A six-party coalition, headed by Péter Márki-Zay, has come together to try and oust Viktor Orbán, who is seeking a fifth term in office. A victory on Sunday would also see Orbán net his fourth consecutive term.
Polls currently predict that the prime minister will scrape a majority, and Krekó told Euronews that while it won’t be impossible for Márki-Zay to win the election, the odds are stacked against him.
“I do think that the Hungarian opposition has missed some opportunities to challenge the government,” he said. “But at the same time, it is really difficult to make an electoral success against such a more and more efficient party state structure which we can see in Hungary.”
I’ve been receiving unsolicited Government propaganda for years – mostly disguised as public service announcements. Don’t think it was the opposition?
If I was Hungarian, I would vote for Viktor Orban 100%. Orban must be voted back in. It’s a terrible thing to lose your freedom.
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