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Hungary's upcoming election and the generation gap



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“Most independent polls show that more than 60% of voters under 30 support Péter Magyar's Tisza party while only 15% back Viktor Orbán's ruling Fidesz in April elections.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Parliamentary elections are to be held in Hungary on 12 April 2026. This parliamentary election will be the 10th since the resumption of free elections in 1990. Politico Europe has described them as t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Hungarian_parliamentary_e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the run-up to the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election which is expected to be held on 12 April 2026, various organizations carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Hungary. The resu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2026_H…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Respect and Freedom Party, commonly known by its Hungarian abbreviation Tisza Party, is a conservative and pro-European political party in Hungary founded in 2020. It rapidly rose to prominence wh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tisza_Party
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“Hungary's upcoming general election on 12 April is marked by a clear generation gap with many young voters strongly favouring the opposition Tisza Party headed by Péter Magyar.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Parliamentary elections are to be held in Hungary on 12 April 2026. This parliamentary election will be the 10th since the resumption of free elections in 1990. Politico Europe has described them as t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Hungarian_parliamentary_e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Péter Magyar (Hungarian: [ˈpeːtɛr ˈmɒɟɒr]; born 16 March 1981) is a Hungarian politician, lawyer, and opposition leader who has served as member of the European Parliament and president of Respect and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Péter_Magyar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Respect and Freedom Party, commonly known by its Hungarian abbreviation Tisza Party, is a conservative and pro-European political party in Hungary founded in 2020. It rapidly rose to prominence wh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tisza_Party
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“Orbán's campaign appears to be speaking to older voters. One campaign promise is a 14th month pension, promising security for Hungary's older citizens where Fidesz has a definite lead among voters over 64.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hungarian conservative party Fidesz has been accused of exhibiting anti-democratic and authoritarian tendencies since their return to leading the Hungarian government in 2010 under the leadership …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Fidesz
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance ([ˈfidɛs]; Hungarian: Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség [ˈfidɛs ˈmɒɟɒr ˈpolɡaːri ˈsøvɛt͡ʃːeːɡ]) is a national-conservative political party in Hungary led by Viktor Or…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fidesz–KDNP Party Alliance (Hungarian: Fidesz–KDNP pártszövetség), formerly also known as the Alliance of Hungarian Solidarity (Hungarian: Magyar Szolidaritás Szövetsége), is a right-wing national con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidesz–KDNP
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“Based on earlier elections, young voters are harder to mobilise, so the generation issue might become one of the decisive factors according to one of Hungary's leading sociologists.”
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“In November 2025, the European Parliament adopted its second interim report on the undermining of the rule of law and the ongoing violation of EU values in Hungary. The Parliament voted by 415 votes to 193, with 28 abstentions, on the report on the procedure under Article 7 of the TEU, which MEPs had initiated in 2018.”
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“The report focuses on 12 areas of concern. In a statement, the European Parliament said MEPs condemned the fact that Hungary's Supreme Court for reviewing EU court rulings before applying them. They also criticised threats to judicial independence and Hungary's systematic refusal to implement judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.”
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“Euronews, citing the investigative portal VSquare and journalist Szabolcs Panyi, wrote that Russian military intelligence agents may be interfering in the election process.”
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“On the day of the 2022 parliamentary elections, 231,000 first-time voters could have gone to the polls, and 115,000 actually did.”
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“Oszkár Kállai is 21 years old, a first-time voter, and has a TikTok channel with 44,000 followers.”
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“LázaDóra is from a different age group, has been voting since 2006, and registered for TikTok in December 2024 with 44,000 followers.”
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