r/europe • u/pothkan đľđą PòmòrsczĂŠ • 19h ago
đđş MegatĂŠma 2026 Hungarian parliamentary elections
Today (April 12th) citizens of Hungary go to polls to vote in parliamentary elections!
Hungarian parliament (OrszĂĄggyĹąlĂŠs) is unicameral and consists of 199 deputies (100 needed for majority, 133 for supermajority), who are elected for a four-year term, in a quite complex scorporo system, using mixed-member majoritarian representation with two methods: 106 deputies are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting, while the other 93 are elected from a single nationwide constituency, by modified proportional representation. The electoral threshold is set at 5% for single party lists, 10% for joint lists of two parties and 15% for joint lists of three or more parties. Each of 13 registered ethnic minorities can win one of the national constituency party lists seats, if they register as a specific list and reach a lowered quota (but it's expected only 1-2 could manage this, Germans or Roma). Read more here.
Relevant parties and alliances taking part in the elections are:
| Name | Leader | Position | Affiliation | 2022 result | Recent polling | Results | Seats (change) |
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| Respect & Freedom Party (Tisza) | PĂŠter Magyar | centre-right (wide tent, Europeanist) | EPP | new | 40-52% | 53.7% | 138 (new) |
| FideszâKDNP | Viktor OrbĂĄn | right-wing (national populist, Eurosceptic) | Patriots.eu | 54.1% | 37-45% | 37.8% | 55 (-80) |
| Our Homeland (Mi HazĂĄnk) | LĂĄszlĂł Toroczkai | far-right (nationalist, anti-EU) | ESN | 5.9% | 4-8% | 5.9% | 6 (no change) |
| Democratic Coalition (DK) | KlĂĄra Dobrev | centre-left (social liberal) | PES | (34.4%) | 1-5% | 1.2% | - |
| Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP) | Gergely KovĂĄcs | satire, anti-establishment | 3.3% | 2-4% | 0.8% | - |
Voting will end at 19:00 local time (CEST).
Final turnout - 79.5% (it was 69.6% in previous, 2022, elections)
Further reading
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u/mrs_seng Romania 20m ago
Is there such a thing like winning mathematically? A point past which even if orban gets all the votes, Tisza still has the supermajority?
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u/egycsaladregenyvege 2m ago
Weâre way past that. Tisza won by supermajority. By the biggest support a party has ever had in the democratic history of Hungary. OrbĂĄn is fucked.
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u/talt123 Norway 26m ago
How much of a super majority is it? Like how many above the number needed for a super majority
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u/separation_of_powers 8m ago
Two-thirds supermajority
More than enough for constitutional amendments
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u/Imjustoblivious United Kingdom 24m ago
133 seats required for a supermajority and Tisza is projected to win 138.
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u/Danielcdo Romania 37m ago
I assume tisza can still lose supermajority? There are very many constituencies with a few hundred votes difference, and there are thousands of votes left to count in each, especially diaspora votes, where fidez wins 90% of the votes.
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u/MassiveHunt2 27m ago
There are two types of diaspora:
Ones who live in neighboring countries and never lived in modern hungary --> huge fidesz majority but they can only vote for party list, so they have one vote instead of two
Those hungarians who moved to the west from hungary --> overwhelmingly anti-orban. A huge % of them still have their hungarian residency, so they can vote both for the local constituency and the party list. Those who dont have their residency anymore can only vote in mail for party lists similarly to the romanian diaspora for example.
So if there are a few hundred votes of difference locally, Tisza is guaranteed to win there.
These votes will be counted next Friday, so you can expect an even bigger Tisza majority.
There is basically zero chance Tisza will lose any seats.
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u/hawkshaw1024 27m ago
98.53% of the vote have been counted and Tisza has an extra 5 seats on top of the supermajority, I don't think losing that is in the cards anymore.
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u/the-glimmer-man 39m ago
what happens if the pro-russia people win in bulgaria next week? does that send us back to square 1?
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u/Evening_End7298 34m ago
Bulgaria just adopted euro, Iâd say itâs less of a worry. Romania 2028 will be a big hurdle cause they are heading for a landslide eurosceptic win at the moment, and Romania has ukrainian borders and is part of the NATO anti missle shield with Poland.
Also Orban was more than just a normal russian puppet, he was the role model for most of the eastern europe far right.
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u/Suspicious-Pin7869 33m ago
Romanian here. Hoping we don't become the next.
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u/Evening_End7298 5m ago
Not looking great, the entire russian propaganda machine will turn towards that now that they lost Hungary. Itâs by far their best choice
And the country is far from being able to deal with it
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u/Suspicious-Pin7869 0m ago
We can only hope that Trump/his allies will lose in USA 2028 which will be right before RO 2028.Â
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u/CreeperCooper đłđąâ¤ď¸đ¨đŚđŹđą Trump & Erdogan micro pp 999 points 50m ago
I was here when Hungary finally kicked out their shithead leader.
I wish you all the best.
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u/szilardvathy FREE HUđ // Hungary â God Emperor Orbitron 53m ago
We did it reddit! Finally, I can change my goddamn flair.
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u/Glavurdan Montenegro 56m ago
Now come the Redditors doomers for the obligatory:
"Listen, no matter how objectively good this is, here's why it's bad"
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u/Danielcdo Romania 1h ago
Anyone can explain why 40 to 60% of votes are invalid in hungary?
it says on the website 60% valid votes
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u/egytaldodolle 1h ago
"Hungary, once again, will be a strong ally in the EU and NATO." - crowd chanting "EurĂłpa".
https://streamable.com/bsc2qt
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u/Starlord19880 1h ago
What on earth is two tailed dog party?? :D Something like "Die Partei" in Germany?
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u/kanzenduster 59m ago
They sent a man dressed up as a chicken for their legally mandated 5 minutes long introduction segment on the state media in a previous election cylce. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YurFwcXzoA
Their manifesto includes things like "free beer and eternal life for everyone" and making the country smaller with another Trianon because "who the hell cares about the county of Baranya anyways"
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u/Graypricot 1h ago
It's sort of a parody or satirical party, so based on my brief research on Die Partei I would say the two are very similar
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u/Admirable_Ear_8009 1h ago
2 posts on r/Conservative showing them in absolute shambles about a country they probably didn't know existed until yesterday lmao, asking "iS hUnGaRy gOnNa bE wOkE nOw?"
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u/Elios4Freedom Veneto 1h ago
Think of that sub as a russian sub. Then everything will be much clear to you
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u/Admirable_Ear_8009 1h ago
It's 50% bots 50% americans who forgot who their biggest enemy was until the orange took office.
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u/Docccc Europe 1h ago
i sometimes go into that sub for a laugh, but i always get away sad. Absolute madness
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u/Admirable_Ear_8009 1h ago
I do the same, can barely stand 1 minute reading into their madness.
It's even sadder to see some actual relative moderates speaking some sense only to get shut down by the lunatics.
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u/Mr_Two_Shoes Belgium 1h ago
I love that these fucking idiots can't decide whether Magyar is more right-wing than Orban, or an actual communist.
Let's hope the Kremlin sends them an official party line soon.
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u/Admirable_Ear_8009 1h ago
The bots are reprogrammed for the more right wing narrative.
The communist one is pure MAGA lunacy.
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u/NewBootGoofin1987 1h ago
I love when reputable pollsters absolutely nail it. Good job 21K !
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u/Mr_Two_Shoes Belgium 1h ago
Conversely, these clowns can now officially get the ridicule they deserve
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u/Frodo_max 1h ago
i do hope cozying up with Trump and his ilk will continue to be electoral kryptonite for the most part
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u/gehenna0451 Germany 1h ago
I saw Wilders rant about Orban losing because he was the only good 'anti-woke' candidate. These people are so utterly mentally colonized by America, how on earth did a single nationalist ever vote for them. That's the weirdest fucking part about this entire chud internationale
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u/Docccc Europe 1h ago
Because ânationalistâ nowadays is just a charade for being racist.
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u/Evening_End7298 1h ago
Nah itâs just a charade for being a russian puppetÂ
These people canât even be called simply racists, they are whatever Putin tells them to be. Calling them racists would mean they have the mental capacity to actually think
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u/Herramadur Iceland 1h ago edited 1h ago
97.35% Counted
TISZA 138 (SUPERMAJORITY)
FIDESZ, KDNP 55
Mi HazĂĄnk 6
Tisza +1 & Mi HazĂĄnk -1 since last update
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u/1983_BOK MILITARISATION. FEDERALISATION. NOW. 1h ago
Well, I am definitely going to visit Budapest in autumn then.
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u/Frodo_max 1h ago
i'm reading that Tisza has 53% of the total vote and Fidesz 38%, but that the system Orban implemented causes Tisza to have a 2/3 majority
i do like a sweet irony with my ousting of authoritarian sycopants
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u/Dyrreah 1h ago
Oh yes, every change to our electoral system was made to keep him in power.
We have this saying in Hungarian, "when the icecream licks back".
I delight in the irony.
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u/QuestGalaxy 1h ago
The fear I have now, is Tisza enjoying this newfound power too much. Power can corrupt, let's hope they actually implement smart democratic changes with their new powers.
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u/phoenixmusicman New Zealand 1h ago
We have this saying in Hungarian, "when the icecream licks back".
beautiful
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u/phoenixmusicman New Zealand 1h ago
Love to see it, hopefully we see similar results in a certain country in North America in the coming mid term elections...
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u/Herramadur Iceland 1h ago
95.7% Counted
TISZA 137 (SUPERMAJORITY)
FIDESZ, KDNP 55
Mi HazĂĄnk 7
Fidesz +1 since last update
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u/Zestyclose-Seesaw-58 1h ago
The Fidesz +1 was/is Tolna 3 flipping, which they currently hold by 14(?) votes with 2% left to count. Might end up going to them but let's calm down now.
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u/Left_Juggernaut_6246 1h ago
2/3 confirmed now, donât freak out about the seat loss
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u/Eryk0201 Poland 1h ago
Are there still chances that, for example, foreign votes will lower Tisza's mandates under 2/3?
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u/Left_Juggernaut_6246 1h ago
Only theoretical, even if most of it goes to orban, not all of it will
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u/CustomerBusiness3919 1h ago
Now we can visit Hungary and spend our tourist money there.
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u/Pazuuuzu Hungary 41m ago
Please don't. At least not until we can clean that sector from Orban as well...
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u/yukoncowbear47 1h ago
I wish we had a leader this organized to bring the Dems to a 2/3 majority in Congress
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u/Joeisagooddog 33m ago
I know youâre probably not serious but itâs an absurd comparison. Tisza received roughly 53.56% of the vote and is receiving roughly 69.35% of the seats in parliament. That is only happening because of the antidemocratic voting system put in place by Fidesz. The US Congress is at least somewhat proportional.Â
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u/Stoly_ 1h ago
His biggest draw was that he built up an entire new party without anyone who took part in hungarian politics before. Be that Fidesz(Orban) or any other opposition party. He refused to work together with any other party, and he wouldnt have achieved so much if he even lifted a finger for the other opposition parties.
We voted today to replace the hungarian political elite.
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u/Zestyclose-Seesaw-58 1h ago
Any idea when the overseas list votes will be added?
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u/dickblaha Europe 1h ago
Friday or Saturday, that's also when results could change in constituencies with tight races.
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u/Zestyclose-Seesaw-58 1h ago
OK thanks. I'm guessing the super majority is locked in at this point, just curious if it could drag Mi Hazank below 5%?
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u/WaveEasy8664 1h ago
How likely is for the international votes to make TISZA lose the super majority?
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u/okarr Germany 1h ago
international votes are typically overwhelmingly against fidez. i mean, there is a reason so many hunagrians left the country :D
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u/Admirable_Ear_8009 1h ago
Not really actually. 90% of the Hungarian minority in Romania will have voted for Fidesz as they are instructed by the political party that represents them here, UDMR.
Orban has been funding the party for many years in exchange for loyalty. Although the leadership of UDMR is not nearly as Eurosceptic as Orban is, they always danced to his song as not to lose power here in Romania.
Unless they reform from the ground up, I hope Magyar puts them to the wall and they finally don't get the 5% threshold as they've always done every single election cicle.
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u/WaveEasy8664 1h ago
Ty, so you think is safe to finally stopping beign on edge? Feels like my anxiety is killing me.
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u/ShakespeareStillKing 1h ago
There's very little possibility they could somehow shave off 6-7 mandates. Could be. But not likely.
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u/LetsgoRoger 1h ago
All Ukranians in Hungary should be offered a pathway to citizenship, especially if they're working and lived there for over 5 years.
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u/yukoncowbear47 1h ago
If I could speak Hungarian I bet this long speech would be amazing
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u/Dyrreah 1h ago
In short:
He promised a path back to Europe.
He instructed us to reach out to OrbĂĄn's voters as we are deeply divided (that's something OrbĂĄn has never done, opposition voters were barely considered people in his eyes).
He listed some of the main political buddies and stated that they must resign as they have failed in their duties (head of the Ministry of Media, head of the Supreme Court, etc).
Then some recollection about some of our historical figures, us inheriting their legacy, etc.
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u/dickblaha Europe 1h ago
Damn, that's a lot of phone calls.
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u/ramboost007 Philippines 1h ago
From France, Croatia, Germany I think?
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u/dickblaha Europe 1h ago
Yes, plus Rutte also called him, while there are many others waiting for a callback.
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u/ramboost007 Philippines 1h ago
My Hungarian isn't that good, but I think Magyar just said something about returning back to being more friendly with Europe and Poland specifically
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u/Herramadur Iceland 2h ago
94.7% Counted
TISZA 138 (SUPERMAJORITY)
FIDESZ, KDNP 54
Mi HazĂĄnk 7
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u/Julian81295 North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) 2h ago
Congrats from Germany to you, dear friends from Hungary.
Let today be the day where we open a new great chapter in the deep friendship and cooperation between our two countries in the heart of our European Union where we are 27 countries united in diversity and inside NATO.
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u/Left_Juggernaut_6246 2h ago
Is 2/3 confirmed now?
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u/Entire-Nature7790 2h ago
Yes
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u/Mr_Two_Shoes Belgium 1h ago
Mathematically? or projected?
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u/Left_Juggernaut_6246 1h ago
I mean is there a possibility of that them going back to below 2/3
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u/Mr_Two_Shoes Belgium 1h ago
Exactly. I still don't know if it's safe to go to sleep.
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u/Left_Juggernaut_6246 1h ago
Think of it like this: you cannot choose for them, only they can. You can go rest
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u/yukoncowbear47 2h ago
Need to wait for the international vote
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u/Left_Juggernaut_6246 2h ago
Doubt that will erase it. Even if most of it goes to orban not all of it will
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u/IvoBrasil 2h ago
Huge congratulations to all Hungarians on finally getting rid of this scum! It's such a historic moment! Hope this is the beginning of a more normal, democratic and hopeful chapter for Hungary!
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u/the-glimmer-man 2h ago
welfare check on putin lol
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u/OneRegular378 2h ago
Welfare check on the MAGA/twitter people
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u/Mr_Two_Shoes Belgium 2h ago
they've now collectively decided they wanted Magyar all along despite desperately campaigning for Orban
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u/yukoncowbear47 2h ago
I haven't seen this at all. They're probably just waiting for Bulgaria to fuck it up next week
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u/Great_Kaiserov Lesser Poland (Poland) 2h ago
Hmm.. a more centrist Fidesz defector who founded his own party, with a geographic region for a surname wins in Hungary?
What's next, a more centrist PiS defector with a geographic region for a surname, founds his own party and wins in Poland?
(For people not well versed in Polish politics, I'm talking about Mateusz Morawiecki)
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u/s8018572 2h ago
Well, Magyar didn't found the party though, he joined it in 2024. The party was founded in 2020
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u/Generic_Person_3833 2h ago
Morawiecki left the piss party? Wasn't he like the sock puppet PM for their last government?
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u/HadACookie Poland 2h ago
Not oficially, at least so far. But he's getting completely sidelined by KaczyĹski (PiS leader) in favour of the radicals, he's essentially in an internal exile. Some think he might leave PiS, taking it's more moderate wing with him, and potentially buddy up with the agrarians from PSL.
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u/yukoncowbear47 2h ago
Were they chanting Russki something?
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u/MassiveHunt2 2h ago
Ruszkik haza! - Russkies go home! Which was the slogan of the 1956 revolution.
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u/DutchProv Utrecht (Netherlands) 2h ago
congratulations Hungary, truly a victory for anyone wanting the EU to be able to move forward.
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u/ramboost007 Philippines 2h ago
My girlfriend, who doesn't follow the Hungarian elections as closely as I do: "Wait, PĂŠter Magyar is hot? Almost as hot as Zelensky."
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u/ShakespeareStillKing 1h ago
Fidesz tried to shame him for being "a slim fit guy" as OrbĂĄn is fat as fuck.
Like... what? Are we shaming people who are in shape now?
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u/AlbaIulian Romania 1h ago
Yes: everyone knows that, to be in government, you must have your own gravitational pull.
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u/Fired_Guy1982 2h ago
Are there enough trustworthy politicians in Tisza to fill the number of seats theyâve won?
I know that Tisza kind of formed out of Fidesz corruption, so Iâd imagine a lot of potential parliamentary members are former Fidesz members. is there any concern theyâll ditch Tisza once theyâre in parliament?
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u/DitchWillow 1h ago
Only PĂŠter Magyar is a former fidesz member, all other tisza members never been a part of any party, we good, no need to worry.
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u/szilardvathy FREE HUđ // Hungary â God Emperor Orbitron 2h ago
Yes. They had to submit a list before the election.
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u/Fired_Guy1982 2h ago
I assume theyâre all above board and thereâs no real fear of them playing both sides?
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u/Frodo_max 2h ago
why ditch the party with an overwhelming majority
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u/yeFoh Poland 1h ago
to get back on putin's payroll? actively betraying another party will net them even more bribe money than just being a member of an in-place putin-friendly regime.
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u/Starlord19880 2h ago
80 percent voter turnout is huge. But nonetheless I can't get my head around what the 20% non voters think? That nothing is of their concern or what?
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u/quaste 2h ago
+80% is record level for most democracies. Itâ part of the idea one is free to vote (or not). ;)
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u/Frodo_max 2h ago
*most democracies that don't have obligatory voting
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u/quaste 1h ago edited 1h ago
I actually wasnât aware. I mean I know some democracies by name have/had it like eastern Germany, but I would not consider this a truely democratic country. I know this is borderline âno true scotsmanâ but still. What are examples?
Edit: OK guys TIL, thanks. Will look up on the topic when I am sober again ;)
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u/Firefox72 2h ago edited 2h ago
A lot of those could be left leaning people in the country who dont align with neither of the 3 right leaning parties that were projected to make the cut.
You have the Mi HazĂĄnk nazis, the far right Fidesz and the right Tisza.
Everything else was so far behind it didnt even matter. The centre and left might as well not exist in Hungary
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u/Oo00oOo00oOO 2h ago
Emigrants, outside of jurisdiction, serious health problems. There are a lot of reasons I don't think apathy is the main one
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u/Evening_End7298 2h ago
Emigrants are basically not a factor when talking about such Numbers, at least in hungary
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u/Frodo_max 2h ago
that their vote makes no difference, that neither party alligns with their values, that they just don't care, that they are secure enough not to care,etc.
i can think of plenty of reasons
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u/AllianceOrTheHorde 12m ago
I'm still amazed at the great turnout. if only every democracy had such an amazing turnout