Hungary held Europe’s most transparent elections last Sunday

Hungary held Europe’s most transparent elections last Sunday

Olivier Bault April 8, 2022

In an unprecedented move for an EU country, Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Hungary and the referendum that was held simultaneously were closely monitored by a full-scale observation mission of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and more specifically its…

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Czech Republic delivers dozens of tanks to Ukraine

The Editorial Board April 7, 2022

Czechia/Ukraine – In an article published on Tuesday, the Czech website Echo24 confirmed the rumours that had been circulating for several days about the delivery of non-modernised Soviet-made BVP (BMP-1) infantry combat vehicles and T-72 tanks to Ukraine. The delivery of such…

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Now that Fidesz has won the elections, the EU is preparing sanctions

The Editorial Board April 7, 2022

Hungary/EU – Is the timing a coincidence? Probably not, as the same thing happened after the 2018 elections in Hungary: only two days after the Hungarians handed the Fidesz-KDNP coalition another mandate with a two-thirds majority in their 3 April parliamentary elections,…

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Václav Klaus congratulates Viktor Orbán on his election victory

The Editorial Board April 6, 2022

Czechia/Hungary – Former Czech Prime Minister and President Václav Klaus has sent a letter to his friend Viktor Orbán to warmly congratulate him on his fourth consecutive electoral victory. “A victory in the contemporary fight over the future of the Western world”…

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President Aleksandar Vučić wins reelection in Serbia

The Editorial Board April 5, 2022

Serbia – When Hungarians went to the polls last Sunday to renew their national parliament, the Serbs were holding a presidential election in which incumbent President Aleksandar Vučić was re-elected for a second term with nearly 60 percent of the vote. A…

Magyar Nemzet

War or peace

Partenaire April 5, 2022

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 3 April 2022. A conversation with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Mr. Prime Minister, according to my calculations, this is the 27th national campaign you are participating in. Yet still, the current one…

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Hungarian elections: Viktor Orbán crushes his opponents

Yann Caspar April 4, 2022

Hungary – Victory had seemed to be a foregone conclusion for the Fidesz-KDNP government coalition for several weeks now, but its magnitude has nevertheless surprised more than one observer. Viktor Orbán has, for the fourth consecutive time, obtained two-thirds of the seats…

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Elections in Hungary: Orbán won for the fourth time

The Editorial Board April 4, 2022

On 3 April, Hungarians were called to the polls to choose the new Parliament composition and vote on questions raised in the context of a referendum on “child protection”. Participation reached 69.52% nationally. It was 68.13% in 2018 and 61.73% in…

Magyar Nemzet

Katalin Novák: Hungary’s heart is beating at the Hungarian-Ukrainian border

Partenaire April 3, 2022

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 3 April 2022. “We Hungarians are on the side of peace; we must stay out of this war” “What the Russian-Ukrainian war refugees are asking for, we can provide: security, organized accommodations…

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Poland and Germany demanding from the EU: 1,000 euros/month per refugee

The Editorial Board April 2, 2022

Poland/Germany – The war in Ukraine is continuously feeding the daily flow of Ukrainian refugees in its neighbouring countries (4.1 million according to the latest UNHCR figures dated 31 March, including almost 2.4 million in Poland), the Polish and German governments asked,…

Society

Polish Catholic and Orthodox reactions to Russia’s war in Ukraine

Agnieszka Golańska-Bault April 2, 2022

Poland – Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill waited almost a full day on 24 February, the date of the launch of the Russian offensive against Ukraine, to speak and express, in a brief message, his compassion for the suffering of…

Magyar Nemzet

International observers: Investigate the Transylvania case and data violation

Partenaire April 1, 2022

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 1 April 2022. Weronika Przebierala, one of the directors of the Polish legal institute Ordo Iuris, took part in an international election observation in Hungary at the invitation of the Alliance for…