Hungarian Prime Minister Orban on his way to a fourth consecutive term: ‘A victory so big it can be seen from the moon’

In Hungary, 93 deputies out of 199 are elected by so-called party lists. The votes are then distributed to the candidates on those lists. The rest of the deputies are elected by district.

Orban’s Fidesz party won 55.75 percent of the vote after nearly 60 percent of bills were counted. A coalition of six opposition parties won 32.55 percent of the vote. The coalition of left, green, liberal and right-conservative parties wanted to increase their chances of defeating Orbán. Voter turnout was 68.7 percent, close to the record set four years ago.

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Votes in major cities have yet to be counted, but if the result is confirmed, it will be a boost for Orbán and his party. Fides received much fewer votes in 2018 (49.27 percent). Since 2010, Fidesz has obtained a two-thirds majority in Parliament.

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So it looks like Hungarian voters will give Orbán a fourth consecutive term as prime minister. In total it will be his fifth. He served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1998 to 2002. Voters reward him for his anticipation of seeing the war in Ukraine. For example, Orban did not object to European sanctions, but indicated that he did not support them. He also issued a ban on the transfer of (European) arms over Hungarian territory. In addition, his conservative campaign with a strong anti-LGBT theme – disguised as championing classic Christian values ​​- and promises to tackle inflation and a stagnant economy appear to have been particularly successful in rural areas. Big cities are expected to bridge the gap between authoritarian and dissident Urban to some extent, but not completely. Fides received much fewer votes in 2018 (49.27 percent). Since 2010, Fidesz has obtained a two-thirds majority in Parliament.

Full official results are not expected until later this week. Orban himself has already declared victory. “We won,” he wrote on Twitter.

During a press conference, Orban spoke of an extraordinary victory. “It’s so big that it can probably be seen from the moon, certainly from Brussels,” Urban said, referring to his controversial relationship with the European Union.