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Ruling parties could end up with 16 MEPs
A Nézőpont Institute survey found that Hungary’s ruling parties, with support of 56% of the electorate, could end up with 16 out of Hungary’s 21 European parliamentary mandates.
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Fidesz proposes holding EP and municipal elections on same day
Holding the two elections in 2024 on the same day is expected to save HUF 9-10 billion (EUR 23-25m) and will require amending the constitution.
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Europe’s future is at stake in these elections. Here’s why
EP elections are now taking place all over Europe. Two days before Hungarians go to the polls and cast their votes, we must be clear about what’s really at stake...
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PM Orbán: I want the EPP to win the European Parliament elections
“I want the EPP to win the European Parliament election, but afterwards there will be a debate on the direction it takes,” the Prime Minister said.
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PM Orbán in Bild: The left represents things that destroy Europe [complete interview in ENG]
“I do everything for the success of EPP. I want the EPP to win the European elections,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview published this morning in the German daily Bild, adding that he’d rather that the European People’s Party didn’t “tie its fate to the political left,” to a bloc that “represents things that destroy Europe.”
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EP elections officially kick off today
The four-day EP electoral process begins today, in which some 400 million citizens of the European Union will vote
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PM Orbán sends out encouraging message to voters across the country
PM Orbán has published a series of social media posts in the run up to the EP elections on Sunday. “It’s only four days left. Go for it!”
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Fidesz-KDNP victory expected at EP elections
According to the latest polls, the governing parties will receive more than half of the votes on Sunday.
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What you should know about the European Spitzenkandidaten process
The 'Spitzenkandidaten process' is a procedure in which by voting in European elections, European citizens not only elect the Parliament itself, but also have a say over who would head the EU executive
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PM Orbán: European elections are about Hungary
The Prime Minister said the EP elections are about Hungary and sending the Hungarian people’s message to Brussels
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House Speaker: Voting in the EP elections is about choosing a future
The House Speaker said Hungarian voters must send an unequivocal signal to Brussels that migration must be stopped
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PM Orbán: Migration top issue of EP elections
PM Orbán said political thought about migration has been split into two distinct directions: the West is looking at ways to "live together", Central Europe is looking at what to do in order to avoid being forced to live together with migrants
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Minister Varga: Western Europe does not consider its identity worth preserving
Minister Varga said the stakes of the upcoming European elections are higher than ever as they will determine whether Europe will have pro-migration leaders or ones who want to defend Christian culture