US EditionHungary Sets April 12 Election Date as Orbán Faces Tough Challenge
Incumbent Viktor Orbán faces a strong challenge from Péter Magyar's Tisza party, which leads by 8 points in polls amid economic and corruption concerns.
- Hungary's parliamentary election will be held on April 12, with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán facing a tough challenge from the opposition Tisza party and its leader, Péter Magyar.
- Orbán, the European Union's longest-serving leader, has been accused of overseeing a network of official corruption and centralizing the country's institutions.
- Magyar has promised to dismantle Orbán's system, introduce anti-corruption measures, and bring back EU funding frozen over rule of law concerns if elected.
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Three months before the parliamentary elections in Hungary, party preferences show the lead of the opposition Tisza Péter Magyar party over the Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. But Hungary has a specific electoral system, the outcome of which can ultimately be decided by single-member constituencies. Up to 106 seats in the 199-member parliament are distributed in these constituencies. President Tamás Sulyok has called the elections f…
If there's one member state that has been a thorn in the EU's side over the past sixteen years, it's Hungary. Since Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party came to power, Hungary has consistently obstructed important issues, such as Ukraine, using its veto power. Furthermore, the rule of law has been undermined, and Orbán has placed the lion's share of the Hungarian media landscape in the hands of trusted confidants. But on April 12th, the Orbán era c…
The Hungarians are called on Monday - April 12 - to elect a new Parliament, an opportunity to launch nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who was in power in 2010, reports the AFP.
The deadlines for the April 12 vote were published in the Hungarian Gazette.
Hungary has officially set a date for the next parliamentary elections, which could significantly change the political balance in the country.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will face a serious challenger for the first time since returning to power in 2010 in the parliamentary elections scheduled for April 12, and the outcome of the vote could have far-reaching consequences.
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