| Author (Corporate) | Cardiff EDC (Compiler) |
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| Publication Date | 2018 |
| Content Type | News, Overview |
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Summary: Reports, analyses and information relating to the snap legislative election held in Hungary in April 2018. Further information: The 199 members of the National Assembly were elected by two methods - 106 elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting, 93 elected from a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation. The electoral threshold is set at 5%, although this is raised to 10% for coalitions of two parties and 15% for coalitions of three or more parties. Incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his party Fidesz were highly tipped to win a majority in the election. However, the opposition parties attempted to bring together a common understanding so that Mr Orbán's dominating position could eventually be weakened. Spying allegations, fake news, leaks, counter leaks and corruption scandals all featured in the lead-up parliamentary election. Never far away from the government’s attacks on their opponents were efforts to pin blame on Hungarian-American financier George Soros. As expected, Mr Orbán reclaimed a landslide victory following the election on 8 April. Leaders of the second and third-placed parties resigned in light of the result. Several heads of governments and many party leaders from across Europe congratulated Mr Orbán on his victory, while others warned against the effect this re-election could have in other countries facing similar nationalist trends. |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Subject Tags | National Politics, Parliamentary | Legislative Elections |
| Countries / Regions | Hungary |
