News in Brief Fidesz and Christian Democrat alliance wins absentee vote in EP election Jun 04, 2019 According to NVB, a total of 20,291 Hungarians had registered to vote abroad, of whom 17,551 showed up on election day. Of the citizens who voted abroad, 7,222 cast their votes for Fidesz.
News in Brief PM Orbán congratulated by leaders of all EU Member States over phenomenal EP election results May 31, 2019 “Hungarians commanded respect at the EP election and were granted that respect,” the Prime Minister said.
Blog Europawahlen 2019: Die Visegrad-Gruppe sendet eine klare Botschaft über die Zukunft der EU May 31, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács Mit ihrem überwältigenden Sieg am Sonntag sicherte sich die Fidesz-KDNP-Allianz unter Führung von Ministerpräsident Viktor Orbán 13 Sitze im Europäischen Parlament. Aber das ist nicht alles. Die große Gewinnspanne bei einer Rekordbeteiligung spiegelte einen wichtigen Trend in der gesamten Visegrad-Gruppe wider.
Blog Prime Minister PM Orbán: “Every second person in the country put their trust in us” May 31, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács In an interview on Kossuth Radio’s morning program “Good Morning, Hungary”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke about his party’s election victory last Sunday, his determination to realize the will of the Hungarian people, and challenges facing the future of Europe.
Blog Fünf Erkenntnisse von den gestrigen Europawahlen in Ungarn May 30, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács Ungarns regierende Fidesz-KDNP-Allianz feierte am Sonntag einen überwältigenden Sieg und sicherte sich 13 Sitze bei einer Europawahl, die eine rekordverdächtige Wahlbeteiligung von 43,37 Prozent erzielte, das ist ein Anstieg von 14,4 Prozent gegenüber den 28,97 Prozent vor fünf Jahren. Hier sind fünf Erkenntnisse aus den gestrigen Ergebnissen.
Blog EP elections 2019: the Visegrad Group sends a clear message about the future of the EU May 29, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács With its sweeping victory on Sunday, the Fidesz-KDNP alliance led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán secured 13 seats in the European Parliament. But that’s not all. The large victory margin amid record-high turnout reflected an important trend throughout the Visegrad Group.
News in Brief Hungarian and Maltese ruling parties most successful in EU election May 28, 2019 The ruling parties of Hungary and Malta were the only two in the EU to get more than 50 percent of the votes at the European Parliament elections.
Blog Five takeaways from yesterday’s EP elections in Hungary May 27, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács Hungary’s governing Fidesz-KDNP alliance clinched a sweeping victory on Sunday, securing 13 seats in an EP election that generated a record-breaking voter turnout of 43.37 percent, up 14.4 percent from 28.97 five years ago. Here are five takeaways from yesterday’s results.
Speeches and Remarks Prime Minister Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's speech on the night of the European Parliament election May 27, 2019 26 May 2019, Budapest
Blog Ministerpräsident Orbán: Bei einer Rekord-Wahlbeteiligung haben wir einen Rekordsieg erreicht May 27, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács Das Regierungsbündnis von Ministerpräsident Viktor Orban, FIDESZ-KDNP, beherrschte heute die Wahlen zum Europäischen Parlament in Ungarn, gewann 52,14 Prozent der Stimmen und sicherte sich somit 13 Sitze im Europäischen Parlament.
News in Brief Hungarian parties’ social media response to EP election results May 27, 2019 A closer look at the social media reactions of Hungarian parties to the result of Sunday’s European Parliament elections.
News in Brief FM Szíjjártó: Electing the new Commission president won’t be easy May 27, 2019 The FM said the greatest challenge ahead is whether Europe can be turned into a strong integration of strong nations, whether we can defend Christian culture and whether, with respect to migration, “the term ‘to manage’ can be replaced with the term ‘to halt’”.
News in Brief PM Orbán: Hungarians think that change is needed in Brussels May 27, 2019 “We all know that the migration wave launched the beginning of a new era in European politics, so we can safely say that we’ve achieved an epochal victory,” the Prime Minister said.
Blog Prime Minister PM Orbán: Next to a record voter turnout, we reaped a record victory May 26, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling alliance of FIDESZ-KDNP dominated the European Parliamentary elections in Hungary today, winning 52.14 percent of the votes and securing 13 seats in the European Parliament.
News in Brief LIVE: European Parliamentary election updates: Fidesz-KDNP clinch sweeping victory May 26, 2019 EP election updates live from the About Hungary team
News in Brief PM Orbán casts his European parliamentary election ballot May 26, 2019 The PM voiced his hope that the election would strengthen “anti-migration forces” and that political leaders in that area would have a greater role in Europe over the next five years
News in Brief PM Orbán: The future of Hungary and Europe counts on those that vote in today's EP elections May 26, 2019 Hungary’s future weight in the European Union will be determined “by the decision of Hungarian voters on Sunday”