Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 11 and 25 April 2010 to elect the members of the National Assembly.[1] They were the sixth free elections since the end of the communist era. 386 Members of Parliament (MPs) were elected in a combined system of party lists and electoral constituencies.[2] Electoral law in Hungary requires candidates to gather 500 signatures from citizens supporting their candidacy.
In the first round of the elections, the conservative party Fidesz won the absolute majority of seats, enough to form a government on its own. In the second round, the alliance of Fidesz and the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) won enough seats to achieve a two-thirds majority required to modify major laws and the country's constitution.
Fidesz's landslide victory was a result of massive dissatisfaction with the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), which had been in government since 2002. One event that provoked an especially strong backlash was the revelation that the MSZP's Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister from 2004 to 2009, had admitted in a private speech to party members that he had lied to the general public during the previous election campaign to help his party win re-election. The Őszöd speech, as it came to be called, surfaced in the press during the autumn of 2006 and resulted in nationwide protests.
Polls
The Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) and Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) entered a limited electoral cooperation agreement after polls suggested that they would be unlikely to make it into parliament independently.[3] In March 2010, polls also indicated that parliament after the election would likely be dominated by Fidesz, polling at 53–67% that month, followed by either the ruling Hungarian Socialist Party at 12–22% or newcomer Jobbik (Movement for a Better Hungary) at 11–18%.[4][5]
Opinion polls
Election Party preferences in percentage (What percentage of eligible voters would have voted for the party)
The European Parliament elections of 2009 in Hungary saw the rise of right-wing and far-right parties. This trend was covered negatively by some foreign media outlets that feared the rise of intolerance and xenophobia in the country.[28] In addition, Fidesz Member of ParliamentOszkár Molnár was accused of antisemitism after saying "I love Hungary, I love Hungarians, and I prefer Hungarian interests to global financial capital, or Jewish capital, if you like, which wants to devour the whole world, but especially Hungary." He later said that it was only a response to a speech by President of Israel Shimon Peres in which Peres said that his country aims to "colonise" Hungary when he spoke of Israel's investments abroad, and claimed that Israel was "buying out Manhattan, Poland, Hungary...."[29][30] Jobbik leader Gábor Vona, also stirred up controversy with allegations of chauvinism by saying "Hungary is for Hungarians" and must be defended against "foreign speculators".[citation needed] Molnár also claimed that the language of instruction in Jerusalem schools was Hungarian and they were "learning the language of their future homeland". His party at the time, Fidesz, did not denounce his statement but simply said it was "embarrassing". Adding that he would not even consider ousting Molnar from his party or parliamentary faction, as the remark "did not violate the party's bylaws".[31] However, in 2010 he was excluded from the Fidesz, due to these remarks. Instead of him, a Lebanese-origin doctor, Pierre Daher became the Fidesz candidate.[original research?] Molnár also claimed that pregnant Roma women deliberately try to induce birth defects so they can give birth to "fools to receive higher family subsidies. I have checked this and it’s true; they hit their bellies with a rubber hammer so that they’ll give birth to handicapped kids." In 2011, he denounced Roma women at the Hungarian police authorities.[32]
Another Fidesz parliamentarian, Ilona Ékes, wrote to the police to ban a gay pride event in Budapest, saying that homosexuality was a mental illness and demonstrators would scandalise people, as they did in previous years, when homosexual activists imitated sexual intercourse on stage and other activists were allegedly blasphemous.[33][34] According to Ékes, the demonstrations would harm youngsters, whose school season was to start on the same day.[clarification needed][35]
A Hungarian analyst was cited as saying Fidesz tolerates such provocative rhetoric from its members because of fears they would vote for Jobbik instead.[citation needed]
Four Jobbik MPs—Gábor Staudt, Gergő Balla, Zsolt Endrésik and Péter Schön—were removed from their committees because they had failed a vetting procedure that asked whether any MP's maintain contact with groups that engage in "activities that deny the basic principles of a state governed by the rule of law." Staudt, a co-founder of the Magyar Gárda Society—that was banned in 2007—had been on the national security committee, while the other three were on the defence and law enforcement committees. Staudt reacted in saying he found the result to be unconstitutional, and that he would file a criminal report with the interior minister against Defence of the Constitution Office director general László Balajti. The four would, however, continue to be MPs.[40]
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Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 11 and 25 April 2010 to elect the members of the National Assembly 1 They were the sixth free elections since the end of the communist era 386 Members of Parliament MPs were elected in a combined system of party lists and electoral constituencies 2 Electoral law in Hungary requires candidates to gather 500 signatures from citizens supporting their candidacy 2010 Hungarian parliamentary election 2006 11 April 2010 first round 25 April 2010 second round 2014 Members elected All 386 seats in the National Assembly194 seats needed for a majorityTurnout64 35 first round 46 65 second round First party Second party Leader Viktor Orban Attila Mesterhazy a Party Fidesz KDNP MSZPLast election 42 03 164 seats 43 21 192 seatsSeats won 263 b 59Seat change 99 133Popular vote 2 706 292 990 428Percentage 52 73 19 30 Third party Fourth party Leader Gabor Vona Andras SchifferParty Jobbik LMPLast election 2 20 0 seats Seats won 47 16Seat change 47 NewPopular vote 855 436 383 876Percentage 16 67 7 48 Results of the election A darker shade indicates a higher vote share Proportional list results are displayed in the top left Prime Minister before electionGordon BajnaiMSZP Prime Minister after election Viktor OrbanFidesz Hungarian Civic UnionIn the first round of the elections the conservative party Fidesz won the absolute majority of seats enough to form a government on its own In the second round the alliance of Fidesz and the Christian Democratic People s Party KDNP won enough seats to achieve a two thirds majority required to modify major laws and the country s constitution Contents 1 Background 2 Polls 3 Opinion polls 4 Controversies 4 1 Foreign interference 5 Results 5 1 Party list results by county 5 2 Turnout 6 Post election controversies 7 References 8 Notes 9 External linksBackground EditFidesz s landslide victory was a result of massive dissatisfaction with the Hungarian Socialist Party MSZP which had been in government since 2002 One event that provoked an especially strong backlash was the revelation that the MSZP s Ferenc Gyurcsany Prime Minister from 2004 to 2009 had admitted in a private speech to party members that he had lied to the general public during the previous election campaign to help his party win re election The Oszod speech as it came to be called surfaced in the press during the autumn of 2006 and resulted in nationwide protests Polls EditThe Hungarian Democratic Forum MDF and Alliance of Free Democrats SZDSZ entered a limited electoral cooperation agreement after polls suggested that they would be unlikely to make it into parliament independently 3 In March 2010 polls also indicated that parliament after the election would likely be dominated by Fidesz polling at 53 67 that month followed by either the ruling Hungarian Socialist Party at 12 22 or newcomer Jobbik Movement for a Better Hungary at 11 18 4 5 Opinion polls EditElection Party preferences in percentage What percentage of eligible voters would have voted for the party Agency Date Fidesz MSZP Jobbik MDF LMP SZDSZ KDNP OtherMedian 6 25 November 2009 66 19 10 2 1 1 n a 1Tarki 7 25 November 2009 68 17 11 1 1 1 2 n aSzazadveg Forsense 8 26 November 2009 59 20 12 3 3 1 n a 3Tarki 9 16 December 2009 63 19 12 1 3 1 n a n aSzazadveg Forsense 10 21 December 2009 64 17 9 3 2 0 n a 4Median 11 25 December 2009 61 23 9 2 1 1 n a 3Szonda Ipsos 12 17 January 2010 63 21 12 2 n a 1 0 1Forsense 13 21 January 2010 59 17 15 5 3 n a n a n aMedian 14 21 January 2010 65 19 10 3 1 0 n a 2Szazadveg Kod 15 26 January 2010 59 23 10 4 2 1 1 n aTarki 16 27 January 2010 62 22 11 3 1 1 n a n aSzonda Ipsos 17 12 February 2010 58 22 14 2 1 1 0 3Szazadveg Kod 18 18 February 2010 58 23 10 5 3 1 Forsense 19 22 February 2010 59 18 14 2 5 0 n a 1Median 20 24 February 2010 63 18 15 2 1 n a n a 1Tarki 21 3 March 2010 61 22 11 2 3 n a n a 1Szonda Ipsos 22 11 March 2010 57 20 17 1 3 1 0 1Nezopont Intezet 23 14 March 2010 53 12 12 2 2 n a n a 0Median 24 17 March 2010 57 21 18 1 2 n a n a 1Szonda Ipsos 25 18 March 2010 64 12 13 3 5 n a n a 3Gallup 26 25 March 2010 67 15 14 1 4 n a n a 0Szazadveg Kod 27 29 March 2010 59 16 17 3 3 n a n a n aControversies EditThe European Parliament elections of 2009 in Hungary saw the rise of right wing and far right parties This trend was covered negatively by some foreign media outlets that feared the rise of intolerance and xenophobia in the country 28 In addition Fidesz Member of Parliament Oszkar Molnar was accused of antisemitism after saying I love Hungary I love Hungarians and I prefer Hungarian interests to global financial capital or Jewish capital if you like which wants to devour the whole world but especially Hungary He later said that it was only a response to a speech by President of Israel Shimon Peres in which Peres said that his country aims to colonise Hungary when he spoke of Israel s investments abroad and claimed that Israel was buying out Manhattan Poland Hungary 29 30 Jobbik leader Gabor Vona also stirred up controversy with allegations of chauvinism by saying Hungary is for Hungarians and must be defended against foreign speculators citation needed Molnar also claimed that the language of instruction in Jerusalem schools was Hungarian and they were learning the language of their future homeland His party at the time Fidesz did not denounce his statement but simply said it was embarrassing Adding that he would not even consider ousting Molnar from his party or parliamentary faction as the remark did not violate the party s bylaws 31 However in 2010 he was excluded from the Fidesz due to these remarks Instead of him a Lebanese origin doctor Pierre Daher became the Fidesz candidate original research Molnar also claimed that pregnant Roma women deliberately try to induce birth defects so they can give birth to fools to receive higher family subsidies I have checked this and it s true they hit their bellies with a rubber hammer so that they ll give birth to handicapped kids In 2011 he denounced Roma women at the Hungarian police authorities 32 Another Fidesz parliamentarian Ilona Ekes wrote to the police to ban a gay pride event in Budapest saying that homosexuality was a mental illness and demonstrators would scandalise people as they did in previous years when homosexual activists imitated sexual intercourse on stage and other activists were allegedly blasphemous 33 34 According to Ekes the demonstrations would harm youngsters whose school season was to start on the same day clarification needed 35 A Hungarian analyst was cited as saying Fidesz tolerates such provocative rhetoric from its members because of fears they would vote for Jobbik instead citation needed Foreign interference Edit Former Jobbik MEP Krisztina Morvai wrote an open letter to Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis the United States Ambassador to Hungary alleging foreign interference after the ambassador visited the headquarters of three major parties but not that of Jobbik 36 Results Edit 2010 Hungarian parliamentary election first round First placed candidates by parties in the single seat constituencies majority won by Fidesz KDNP 119 plurality Fidesz KDNP 56 plurality MSZP 1 2010 Hungarian parliamentary election first round second place candidates by parties in the single seat constituencies MSZP 112 Jobbik 60 Somogyert Szovetseg 1 Fidesz KDNP 1 independent candidate 2 PartyProportionalSMCs first round SMCs second round SeatsVotes SeatsVotes SeatsVotes SeatsNationalTotal Fidesz KDNP2 706 29252 73872 732 96553 43119620 23253 81533262 99Hungarian Socialist Party990 42819 30281 088 37421 280326 36128 3122959 131Jobbik855 43616 6726836 77416 360141 41512 2702147 47Politics Can Be Different383 8767 485259 2205 07043 4373 7701116 16Hungarian Democratic Forum136 8952 67072 7681 42000 11Civil Movement45 8630 89034 9380 68000NewHungarian Workers Party5 6060 1105 6680 110000Social Democratic Party of Hungary4 1170 0803 1560 06000NewUnity Party2 7320 0503 4220 07000NewHungarian Justice and Life Party1 2860 0302 3450 050000Hungarian Democratic Forum Alliance of Free Democrats12 6520 25000 Fidesz KDNP Entrepreneurs Party10 6610 2108 7960 76101 Association for Somogy7 4700 15000 1Hungarian Democratic Forum Osszefogas Megyenkert4 0520 08000 Torgyan Kisgazda Koalicio3 0790 06000NewGreen Left1 4250 03000NewMagyarok Egymasert Szovetsege1 0270 02000NewForum of Hungarian Gypsy Organizations Roma Co operation Party4910 010000Independent Smallholders Party3810 010000Independents33 7020 66012 4521 081 1 1Total5 132 531100 001465 114 570100 001191 152 693100 0057643860Valid votes5 132 53199 275 114 57098 931 152 69399 39Invalid blank votes37 9080 7355 4281 077 1180 61Total votes5 170 439100 005 169 998100 001 159 811100 00Registered voters turnout8 034 39464 358 034 39464 352 486 11146 65Source National Election Office Election ResourcesParty list results by county Edit County 37 38 Fidesz KDNP MSZP Jobbik LMP MDF OthersBacs Kiskun 60 45 14 62 15 70 5 58 2 23 1 43Baranya 54 53 21 07 12 68 8 90 2 83 Bekes 53 20 18 45 19 21 5 21 2 05 1 89Borsod Abauj Zemplen 45 87 18 90 27 20 4 20 1 84 1 98Budapest 46 32 25 33 10 84 12 81 4 70 Csongrad 50 72 20 38 15 93 7 66 2 57 2 75Fejer 54 16 17 91 16 20 6 96 2 69 2 07Gyor Moson Sopron 59 68 16 87 12 57 6 32 2 95 1 60Hajdu Bihar 57 92 14 04 18 86 5 05 2 34 1 78Heves 45 78 21 02 24 97 6 04 2 19 Jasz Nagykun Szolnok 49 42 17 88 24 01 5 65 2 13 0 91Komarom Esztergom 51 31 23 39 13 76 8 37 3 17 Nograd 51 84 20 39 20 82 5 57 1 37Pest 52 90 17 58 16 52 8 35 2 75 1 89Somogy 59 63 19 74 14 23 6 39 Szabolcs Szatmar Bereg 53 84 14 84 23 64 2 86 1 81 3 01Tolna 58 68 17 88 15 44 5 45 2 54 Vas 62 77 16 96 12 09 6 37 1 81Veszprem 56 79 18 81 14 66 7 15 2 59 Zala 57 21 16 85 16 91 5 80 2 65 0 58Total 52 73 19 30 16 67 7 48 2 67 1 16Turnout Edit All times are CEST Round 1 39 7 00 9 00 11 00 13 00 15 00 17 30 Overall1 61 10 23 24 78 35 88 46 78 59 28 64 36 Round 2 39 7 00 9 00 11 00 13 00 15 00 17 30 Overall1 36 8 50 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