Last night.
Budapest, Hungary.
Via EuroNews
Incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (above) has won a fourth consecutive term in office — his fifth in total — after a dominant performance at the polls from his nationalist Fidesz party.
Six opposition parties had rallied their efforts to unseat Orbán behind one candidate, Péter Márki-Zay.
However, on polling day their support faltered and they proved no match for Fidesz which has secured another two-thirds majority in parliament.
With around 91% of votes tallied, Orban’s Fidesz-led coalition had won 53%, while a pro-European opposition coalition, United for Hungary, had just over 34%, according to the National Election Office.
Meanwhile…
Orbán singled out Zelenskyy as part of “overwhelming force” that his party had defeated: “the left at home, the international left, Brussels bureaucrats, the Soros empire with all its money, the international mainstream media, and in the end, even the Ukrainian president.” pic.twitter.com/9GSpEq1OPt
— Justin Spike (@jspikebudapest) April 3, 2022
Gulp.
Hungary election: Key takeaways as Viktor Orbán wins fourth consecutive term (EuroNews)