{"id":1037639,"date":"2018-04-29T04:32:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T08:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/?p=1037639"},"modified":"2018-04-29T04:32:03","modified_gmt":"2018-04-29T08:32:03","slug":"viktor-orban-wins-hungarian-parliamentary-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/viktor-orban-wins-hungarian-parliamentary-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Viktor Orb\u00e1n Wins Hungarian Parliamentary Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Following months of brutal political campaigning, Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition has emerged as the clear winner of Hungary\u2019s 2018 parliamentary elections.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Voting began at 7 o\u2019clock this morning, and continued over the course of the day until polls closed at 7pm CET. With 98.5% of votes counted, Fidesz-KDNP is on track to win 133 seats in Hungary\u2019s 199-member parliament, in what has amounted to a crushing blow to the country\u2019s numerous opposition parties.<\/p>\n

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Election officials emptying voting urns (Photo: MTI \u2013 Bal\u00e1zs Mohai)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Trailing behind are the formerly far-right Jobbik, with 26 projected seats, MSZP-P\u00e1rbesz\u00e9d, with 20, former PM Ferenc Gyurcs\u00e1ny\u2019s Democratic Coalition (DK) with 9, and the green party LMP (Politics Can Be Different) with 8. Three remaining parliamentary seats are set to be filled by a member of Egy\u00fctt (Together), an independent candidate, and the National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary respectively.<\/p>\n

Fidesz won 48.51% of the country\u2019s national list votes, garnering it 42 seats, and in addition won an astounding 91 of 106 individual districts as well.<\/p>\n

Speaking to his supporters from a watch party held in Budapest\u2019s B\u00e1lna event center, Orb\u00e1n claimed that his win was the conclusion of a \u201cgreat battle\u201d for Hungary\u2019s future, and that he and his supporters had \u201cdefended\u201d the country.<\/p>\n

Hungary\u2019s opposition parties have reacted with obvious disappointment and dismay at the day\u2019s election results, with several party leaders and prime ministerial candidates announcing their resignations in response to the day\u2019s disappointment.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that his party had won the second-highest number of parliamentary seats, Jobbik PM candidate G\u00e1bor Vona expressed his disappointment with the day\u2019s results, and announced his resignation as party leader.<\/p>\n

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Jobbik leader G\u00e1bor Vona at a press conference where he announced his resignation as party leader (Photo: MTI \u2013 Tam\u00e1s Kov\u00e1cs)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Thanking supporters, Gergely Kar\u00e1csony, PM candidate of the left-wing MSZP-P\u00e1rbesz\u00e9d alliance, also expressed his dismay at the election\u2019s outcome. Analyzing the situation, the liberal politician argued that the Hungarian left \u201cmust be rebuilt from the ground up\u201d.<\/p>\n

In addition, MSZP\u2019s national board has tendered its resignation in light of the result of Hungary\u2019s general election, Gyula Molnar, the party\u2019s leader, announced. Molnar said the party acknowledged the will of the voters and considered themselves responsible for the outcome of the election.<\/p>\n

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MSZP-P\u00e1rbesz\u00e9d PM candidate Gergely Kar\u00e1csony (left) with MSZP leader Gyula Moln\u00e1r (Photo: MTI \u2013 Zolt\u00e1n Balogh)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While acknowledging Fidesz\u2019s victory at a press conference, LMP leader Bernadett Sz\u00e9l emphasized that \u201cthis does not mean that we will give up the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sz\u00e9l, who is also the party\u2019s co-leader, insisted that it was not the party\u2019s programme that should be changed in light of the result that handed Fidesz a resounding victory, \u201cbut rather the way it is communicated to voters\u201d.<\/p>\n

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LMP leader Bernadett Sz\u00e9l (center) at her party\u2019s Budapest press conference on Sunday (Photo: MTI \u2013 Zsolt Szigetv\u00e1ry)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWe have achieved a better result than four years ago,\u201d she said, vowing to fight \u201ctwice as hard for Hungary\u201d.<\/p>\n

In addition, Akos Hadhazy announced his resignation as the party\u2019s co-leader.<\/p>\n

Ferenc Gyurcsany, leader of the Democratic Coalition (DK), said after Fidesz\u2019s resounding victory that the election had brought about a defeat for a \u201cEuropean, open Hungary\u201d. He said he had been \u201cmore optimistic\u201d early in the evening but now \u201cthe only open question is whether Fidesz will secure a two-thirds majority\u201d after all votes have been counted.<\/p>\n

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DK leader Ferenc Gyurcs\u00e1ny (right) (Photo: MTI \u2013 Tibor Illy\u00e9s)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

An \u201cunbridled\u201d Fidesz with a two-thirds majority would continue to pursue a policy of \u201cunbounded aggression and inhumanity\u201d, he said, adding, however, that he was pleased DK had managed to secure an independent group in parliament for the first time and that it had doubled the number of its seats.<\/p>\n

One of the most important factors in today\u2019s vote was a record-breaking voter turnout. Approximately 69% of voters participated in the elections, nearly eight percentage-points higher than the last parliamentary elections of four years ago, and the highest since 2002, when the first Orb\u00e1n government was defeated by MSZP.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s election marks the end of a long, extremely negative campaign season. Over the course of the few years (and particularly in the months leading up to the election), Orb\u00e1n and his Fidesz allies grew increasingly strident in their political campaigns attacking migrants, Muslims, the\u00a0European Union<\/a>, the\u00a0United Nations<\/a>, and, of course, Hungarian-American billionaire\u00a0George Soros<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This election season has also seen Orb\u00e1n\u2019s ruling party hounded by a series of corruption scandals, These included a\u00a0controversial hunting expedition<\/a>\u00a0undertaken by Deputy PM Zsolt Semj\u00e9n, a strange 4.35 billion euro bond deal involving Fidesz minister\u00a0Lajos K\u00f3sa<\/a>, and, perhaps most notably, extended allegations of corruption surrounding EU lighting contracts awarded to a company partially owned by\u00a0Istv\u00e1n Tiborcz<\/a>, Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s son-in-law.<\/p>\n

Reporting by Tom Szigeti<\/p>\n

Additional information via MTI, Magyar Nemzet,\u00a0index.hu<\/a>,\u00a0444.hu<\/a>,\u00a0mandiner.hu<\/a>, and the Associated Press<\/p>\n

Images via MTI<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Following months of brutal political campaigning, Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition has emerged as the clear winner of Hungary\u2019s 2018 parliamentary elections.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Voting began at 7 o\u2019clock this morning, and continued over the course of the day until polls closed at 7pm CET. With 98.5% of votes counted, Fidesz-KDNP is on track to win 133 seats in Hungary\u2019s 199-member parliament, in what has amounted to a crushing blow to the country\u2019s numerous opposition parties.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Election officials emptying voting urns (Photo: MTI \u2013 Bal\u00e1zs Mohai)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Trailing behind are the formerly far-right Jobbik, with 26 projected seats, MSZP-P\u00e1rbesz\u00e9d, with 20, former PM Ferenc Gyurcs\u00e1ny\u2019s Democratic Coalition (DK) with 9, and the green party LMP (Politics Can Be Different) with 8. Three remaining parliamentary seats are set to be filled by a member of Egy\u00fctt (Together), an independent candidate, and the National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary respectively.<\/p>\n

Fidesz won 48.51% of the country\u2019s national list votes, garnering it 42 seats, and in addition won an astounding 91 of 106 individual districts as well.<\/p>\n

Speaking to his supporters from a watch party held in Budapest\u2019s B\u00e1lna event center, Orb\u00e1n claimed that his win was the conclusion of a \u201cgreat battle\u201d for Hungary\u2019s future, and that he and his supporters had \u201cdefended\u201d the country.<\/p>\n

Hungary\u2019s opposition parties have reacted with obvious disappointment and dismay at the day\u2019s election results, with several party leaders and prime ministerial candidates announcing their resignations in response to the day\u2019s disappointment.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that his party had won the second-highest number of parliamentary seats, Jobbik PM candidate G\u00e1bor Vona expressed his disappointment with the day\u2019s results, and announced his resignation as party leader.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Jobbik leader G\u00e1bor Vona at a press conference where he announced his resignation as party leader (Photo: MTI \u2013 Tam\u00e1s Kov\u00e1cs)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Thanking supporters, Gergely Kar\u00e1csony, PM candidate of the left-wing MSZP-P\u00e1rbesz\u00e9d alliance, also expressed his dismay at the election\u2019s outcome. Analyzing the situation, the liberal politician argued that the Hungarian left \u201cmust be rebuilt from the ground up\u201d.<\/p>\n

In addition, MSZP\u2019s national board has tendered its resignation in light of the result of Hungary\u2019s general election, Gyula Molnar, the party\u2019s leader, announced. Molnar said the party acknowledged the will of the voters and considered themselves responsible for the outcome of the election.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

MSZP-P\u00e1rbesz\u00e9d PM candidate Gergely Kar\u00e1csony (left) with MSZP leader Gyula Moln\u00e1r (Photo: MTI \u2013 Zolt\u00e1n Balogh)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While acknowledging Fidesz\u2019s victory at a press conference, LMP leader Bernadett Sz\u00e9l emphasized that \u201cthis does not mean that we will give up the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sz\u00e9l, who is also the party\u2019s co-leader, insisted that it was not the party\u2019s programme that should be changed in light of the result that handed Fidesz a resounding victory, \u201cbut rather the way it is communicated to voters\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

LMP leader Bernadett Sz\u00e9l (center) at her party\u2019s Budapest press conference on Sunday (Photo: MTI \u2013 Zsolt Szigetv\u00e1ry)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWe have achieved a better result than four years ago,\u201d she said, vowing to fight \u201ctwice as hard for Hungary\u201d.<\/p>\n

In addition, Akos Hadhazy announced his resignation as the party\u2019s co-leader.<\/p>\n

Ferenc Gyurcsany, leader of the Democratic Coalition (DK), said after Fidesz\u2019s resounding victory that the election had brought about a defeat for a \u201cEuropean, open Hungary\u201d. He said he had been \u201cmore optimistic\u201d early in the evening but now \u201cthe only open question is whether Fidesz will secure a two-thirds majority\u201d after all votes have been counted.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

DK leader Ferenc Gyurcs\u00e1ny (right) (Photo: MTI \u2013 Tibor Illy\u00e9s)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

An \u201cunbridled\u201d Fidesz with a two-thirds majority would continue to pursue a policy of \u201cunbounded aggression and inhumanity\u201d, he said, adding, however, that he was pleased DK had managed to secure an independent group in parliament for the first time and that it had doubled the number of its seats.<\/p>\n

One of the most important factors in today\u2019s vote was a record-breaking voter turnout. Approximately 69% of voters participated in the elections, nearly eight percentage-points higher than the last parliamentary elections of four years ago, and the highest since 2002, when the first Orb\u00e1n government was defeated by MSZP.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s election marks the end of a long, extremely negative campaign season. Over the course of the few years (and particularly in the months leading up to the election), Orb\u00e1n and his Fidesz allies grew increasingly strident in their political campaigns attacking migrants, Muslims, the\u00a0European Union<\/a>, the\u00a0United Nations<\/a>, and, of course, Hungarian-American billionaire\u00a0George Soros<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This election season has also seen Orb\u00e1n\u2019s ruling party hounded by a series of corruption scandals, These included a\u00a0controversial hunting expedition<\/a>\u00a0undertaken by Deputy PM Zsolt Semj\u00e9n, a strange 4.35 billion euro bond deal involving Fidesz minister\u00a0Lajos K\u00f3sa<\/a>, and, perhaps most notably, extended allegations of corruption surrounding EU lighting contracts awarded to a company partially owned by\u00a0Istv\u00e1n Tiborcz<\/a>, Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s son-in-law.<\/p>\n

Reporting by Tom Szigeti<\/p>\n

Additional information via MTI, Magyar Nemzet,\u00a0index.hu<\/a>,\u00a0444.hu<\/a>,\u00a0mandiner.hu<\/a>, and the Associated Press<\/p>\n

Images via MTI<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1037640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1037639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nViktor Orb\u00e1n Wins Hungarian Parliamentary Elections – Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/viktor-orban-wins-hungarian-parliamentary-elections\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Viktor Orb\u00e1n Wins Hungarian Parliamentary Elections – Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Following months of brutal political campaigning, Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition has emerged as the clear winner of Hungary\u2019s 2018 parliamentary elections. Voting began at 7 o\u2019clock this morning, and continued over the course of the day until polls closed at 7pm CET. With 98.5% of votes counted, Fidesz-KDNP is on track to win 133 seats in Hungary\u2019s 199-member parliament, in what has amounted to a crushing blow to the country\u2019s numerous opposition parties. Election officials emptying voting urns (Photo: MTI \u2013 Bal\u00e1zs Mohai) Trailing behind are the formerly far-right Jobbik, with 26 projected seats, MSZP-P\u00e1rbesz\u00e9d, with 20, former PM Ferenc Gyurcs\u00e1ny\u2019s Democratic Coalition (DK) with 9, and the green party LMP (Politics Can Be Different) with 8. Three remaining parliamentary seats are set to be filled by a member of Egy\u00fctt (Together), an independent candidate, and the National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary respectively. Fidesz won 48.51% of the country\u2019s national list votes, garnering it 42 seats, and in addition won an astounding 91 of 106 individual districts as well. Speaking to his supporters from a watch party held in Budapest\u2019s B\u00e1lna event center, Orb\u00e1n claimed that his win was the conclusion of a \u201cgreat battle\u201d for Hungary\u2019s future, and that he and his supporters had \u201cdefended\u201d the country. Hungary\u2019s opposition parties have reacted with obvious disappointment and dismay at the day\u2019s election results, with several party leaders and prime ministerial candidates announcing their resignations in response to the day\u2019s disappointment. Despite the fact that his party had won the second-highest number of parliamentary seats, Jobbik PM candidate G\u00e1bor Vona expressed his disappointment with the day\u2019s results, and announced his resignation as party leader. Jobbik leader G\u00e1bor Vona at a press conference where he announced his resignation as party leader (Photo: MTI \u2013 Tam\u00e1s Kov\u00e1cs) Thanking supporters, Gergely Kar\u00e1csony, PM candidate of the left-wing MSZP-P\u00e1rbesz\u00e9d alliance, also expressed his dismay at the election\u2019s outcome. Analyzing the situation, the liberal politician argued that the Hungarian left \u201cmust be rebuilt from the ground up\u201d. In addition, MSZP\u2019s national board has tendered its resignation in light of the result of Hungary\u2019s general election, Gyula Molnar, the party\u2019s leader, announced. Molnar said the party acknowledged the will of the voters and considered themselves responsible for the outcome of the election. MSZP-P\u00e1rbesz\u00e9d PM candidate Gergely Kar\u00e1csony (left) with MSZP leader Gyula Moln\u00e1r (Photo: MTI \u2013 Zolt\u00e1n Balogh)\u00a0 While acknowledging Fidesz\u2019s victory at a press conference, LMP leader Bernadett Sz\u00e9l emphasized that \u201cthis does not mean that we will give up the fight.\u201d Sz\u00e9l, who is also the party\u2019s co-leader, insisted that it was not the party\u2019s programme that should be changed in light of the result that handed Fidesz a resounding victory, \u201cbut rather the way it is communicated to voters\u201d. LMP leader Bernadett Sz\u00e9l (center) at her party\u2019s Budapest press conference on Sunday (Photo: MTI \u2013 Zsolt Szigetv\u00e1ry) \u201cWe have achieved a better result than four years ago,\u201d she said, vowing to fight \u201ctwice as hard for Hungary\u201d. In addition, Akos Hadhazy announced his resignation as the party\u2019s co-leader. Ferenc Gyurcsany, leader of the Democratic Coalition (DK), said after Fidesz\u2019s resounding victory that the election had brought about a defeat for a \u201cEuropean, open Hungary\u201d. He said he had been \u201cmore optimistic\u201d early in the evening but now \u201cthe only open question is whether Fidesz will secure a two-thirds majority\u201d after all votes have been counted. DK leader Ferenc Gyurcs\u00e1ny (right) (Photo: MTI \u2013 Tibor Illy\u00e9s) An \u201cunbridled\u201d Fidesz with a two-thirds majority would continue to pursue a policy of \u201cunbounded aggression and inhumanity\u201d, he said, adding, however, that he was pleased DK had managed to secure an independent group in parliament for the first time and that it had doubled the number of its seats. One of the most important factors in today\u2019s vote was a record-breaking voter turnout. Approximately 69% of voters participated in the elections, nearly eight percentage-points higher than the last parliamentary elections of four years ago, and the highest since 2002, when the first Orb\u00e1n government was defeated by MSZP. Today\u2019s election marks the end of a long, extremely negative campaign season. Over the course of the few years (and particularly in the months leading up to the election), Orb\u00e1n and his Fidesz allies grew increasingly strident in their political campaigns attacking migrants, Muslims, the\u00a0European Union, the\u00a0United Nations, and, of course, Hungarian-American billionaire\u00a0George Soros. This election season has also seen Orb\u00e1n\u2019s ruling party hounded by a series of corruption scandals, These included a\u00a0controversial hunting expedition\u00a0undertaken by Deputy PM Zsolt Semj\u00e9n, a strange 4.35 billion euro bond deal involving Fidesz minister\u00a0Lajos K\u00f3sa, and, perhaps most notably, extended allegations of corruption surrounding EU lighting contracts awarded to a company partially owned by\u00a0Istv\u00e1n Tiborcz, Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s son-in-law. Reporting by Tom Szigeti Additional information via MTI, Magyar Nemzet,\u00a0index.hu,\u00a0444.hu,\u00a0mandiner.hu, and the Associated Press Images via MTI Source:\u00a0hungarytoday.hu\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/viktor-orban-wins-hungarian-parliamentary-elections\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BocskaiRadio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-04-29T08:32:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/000563-1523223429-LbtAPraULtXTKM9m2Ev2_y.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"399\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Csibi Lor\u00e1nd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" 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Voting began at 7 o\u2019clock this morning, and continued over the course of the day until polls closed at 7pm CET. With 98.5% of votes counted, Fidesz-KDNP is on track to win 133 seats in Hungary\u2019s 199-member parliament, in what has amounted to a crushing blow to the country\u2019s numerous opposition parties. Election officials emptying voting urns (Photo: MTI \u2013 Bal\u00e1zs Mohai) Trailing behind are the formerly far-right Jobbik, with 26 projected seats, MSZP-P\u00e1rbesz\u00e9d, with 20, former PM Ferenc Gyurcs\u00e1ny\u2019s Democratic Coalition (DK) with 9, and the green party LMP (Politics Can Be Different) with 8. Three remaining parliamentary seats are set to be filled by a member of Egy\u00fctt (Together), an independent candidate, and the National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary respectively. Fidesz won 48.51% of the country\u2019s national list votes, garnering it 42 seats, and in addition won an astounding 91 of 106 individual districts as well. Speaking to his supporters from a watch party held in Budapest\u2019s B\u00e1lna event center, Orb\u00e1n claimed that his win was the conclusion of a \u201cgreat battle\u201d for Hungary\u2019s future, and that he and his supporters had \u201cdefended\u201d the country. Hungary\u2019s opposition parties have reacted with obvious disappointment and dismay at the day\u2019s election results, with several party leaders and prime ministerial candidates announcing their resignations in response to the day\u2019s disappointment. Despite the fact that his party had won the second-highest number of parliamentary seats, Jobbik PM candidate G\u00e1bor Vona expressed his disappointment with the day\u2019s results, and announced his resignation as party leader. Jobbik leader G\u00e1bor Vona at a press conference where he announced his resignation as party leader (Photo: MTI \u2013 Tam\u00e1s Kov\u00e1cs) Thanking supporters, Gergely Kar\u00e1csony, PM candidate of the left-wing MSZP-P\u00e1rbesz\u00e9d alliance, also expressed his dismay at the election\u2019s outcome. Analyzing the situation, the liberal politician argued that the Hungarian left \u201cmust be rebuilt from the ground up\u201d. In addition, MSZP\u2019s national board has tendered its resignation in light of the result of Hungary\u2019s general election, Gyula Molnar, the party\u2019s leader, announced. Molnar said the party acknowledged the will of the voters and considered themselves responsible for the outcome of the election. MSZP-P\u00e1rbesz\u00e9d PM candidate Gergely Kar\u00e1csony (left) with MSZP leader Gyula Moln\u00e1r (Photo: MTI \u2013 Zolt\u00e1n Balogh)\u00a0 While acknowledging Fidesz\u2019s victory at a press conference, LMP leader Bernadett Sz\u00e9l emphasized that \u201cthis does not mean that we will give up the fight.\u201d Sz\u00e9l, who is also the party\u2019s co-leader, insisted that it was not the party\u2019s programme that should be changed in light of the result that handed Fidesz a resounding victory, \u201cbut rather the way it is communicated to voters\u201d. LMP leader Bernadett Sz\u00e9l (center) at her party\u2019s Budapest press conference on Sunday (Photo: MTI \u2013 Zsolt Szigetv\u00e1ry) \u201cWe have achieved a better result than four years ago,\u201d she said, vowing to fight \u201ctwice as hard for Hungary\u201d. In addition, Akos Hadhazy announced his resignation as the party\u2019s co-leader. Ferenc Gyurcsany, leader of the Democratic Coalition (DK), said after Fidesz\u2019s resounding victory that the election had brought about a defeat for a \u201cEuropean, open Hungary\u201d. He said he had been \u201cmore optimistic\u201d early in the evening but now \u201cthe only open question is whether Fidesz will secure a two-thirds majority\u201d after all votes have been counted. DK leader Ferenc Gyurcs\u00e1ny (right) (Photo: MTI \u2013 Tibor Illy\u00e9s) An \u201cunbridled\u201d Fidesz with a two-thirds majority would continue to pursue a policy of \u201cunbounded aggression and inhumanity\u201d, he said, adding, however, that he was pleased DK had managed to secure an independent group in parliament for the first time and that it had doubled the number of its seats. One of the most important factors in today\u2019s vote was a record-breaking voter turnout. Approximately 69% of voters participated in the elections, nearly eight percentage-points higher than the last parliamentary elections of four years ago, and the highest since 2002, when the first Orb\u00e1n government was defeated by MSZP. Today\u2019s election marks the end of a long, extremely negative campaign season. Over the course of the few years (and particularly in the months leading up to the election), Orb\u00e1n and his Fidesz allies grew increasingly strident in their political campaigns attacking migrants, Muslims, the\u00a0European Union, the\u00a0United Nations, and, of course, Hungarian-American billionaire\u00a0George Soros. This election season has also seen Orb\u00e1n\u2019s ruling party hounded by a series of corruption scandals, These included a\u00a0controversial hunting expedition\u00a0undertaken by Deputy PM Zsolt Semj\u00e9n, a strange 4.35 billion euro bond deal involving Fidesz minister\u00a0Lajos K\u00f3sa, and, perhaps most notably, extended allegations of corruption surrounding EU lighting contracts awarded to a company partially owned by\u00a0Istv\u00e1n Tiborcz, Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s son-in-law. Reporting by Tom Szigeti Additional information via MTI, Magyar Nemzet,\u00a0index.hu,\u00a0444.hu,\u00a0mandiner.hu, and the Associated Press Images via MTI Source:\u00a0hungarytoday.hu","og_url":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/viktor-orban-wins-hungarian-parliamentary-elections\/","og_site_name":"Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BocskaiRadio","article_published_time":"2018-04-29T08:32:03+00:00","og_image":[{"width":768,"height":399,"url":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/000563-1523223429-LbtAPraULtXTKM9m2Ev2_y.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Csibi 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