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Protesters in Hungary demand new vote, new electoral system
Washington Post ^ | April 14, 2018 | Pablo Gorondi /AP

Posted on 04/14/2018 2:05:52 PM PDT by Innovative

Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters marched Saturday in the Hungarian capital of Budapest, demanding a new election and a new national electoral system in the biggest opposition rally in years.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban was re-elected for a fourth term last week. His right-wing populist Fidesz party won a supermajority in the national assembly, with preliminary results showing that Fidesz and tiny ally the Christian Democratic party won 134 seats in the 199-seat legislature.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: elections; europeanunion; hungary; nato; orban; protests; soros; viktororban
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To: Innovative

Sounds like the same tactics they used when Trump won.


21 posted on 04/14/2018 2:49:09 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: Innovative

The left and globalists are itching for a fight.


22 posted on 04/14/2018 2:58:18 PM PDT by Lent
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To: Innovative

Break out the billy clubs, Mr. Orban!!


23 posted on 04/14/2018 3:13:15 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: Innovative

Is this going to be the standard, now -— don’t like the election results, so do everything to overturn them? Wish I’d known that was an option in 2008 & 2012. Oh, wait...I’ll bet it’s only an option for leftists! Silly ol’ me!


24 posted on 04/14/2018 3:17:58 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Innovative

And people laugh when this used to happen in Africa.


25 posted on 04/14/2018 3:28:05 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: Paine in the Neck
"Same as lefties everywhere - “The system is unfair unless we win.”"

Damn if that isn't the truth. +1!!

26 posted on 04/14/2018 3:39:56 PM PDT by VR-21
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To: Innovative

Same thing happens in Poland, when PiS wins.

The PO pukes always claim the election was unfair.


27 posted on 04/14/2018 3:41:56 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Innovative

Washington Post acts as Soros’ lackey.


28 posted on 04/14/2018 3:42:09 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: Innovative

Leftists only believe in “democracy” when they can stuff the ballot box.


29 posted on 04/14/2018 3:58:24 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800>https://i.imgur.com/zXSEP5Z.gif)
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To: Innovative

Shut these fascists down.

I am sick of the left thinking when they lose they must destroy a government, administration, society.


30 posted on 04/14/2018 4:30:02 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: headstamp 2

There isn’t a big one already......WHY?


31 posted on 04/14/2018 4:32:16 PM PDT by WellyP (question!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

That’s why they always use the phrase “our democracy “.

In their minds the own and control it.

Notice they never say “Republic” or Constitutional Republic.


32 posted on 04/14/2018 5:02:09 PM PDT by crusher2013
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To: Innovative

Partly correct, Orbans Fidesz-KDNP alliance won 2/3 of the seats but recieved just over 49% of the vote.

Hungary has a somewhat complex process where most seats are single member districts with the leading vote getter winning the seat (no run off even if they are below 50% of the vote for the seat) and the rest are allocated by party list based upon their share of the vote. It ensures the winning party/coalition has a mandate, but it is disproportionate.

While the protesters are most likely sour grapes, the Hungarian system does effectively distort the results and provided Orbán with 2/3 of parliament instead of a simple majority.


33 posted on 04/14/2018 11:55:39 PM PDT by drop 50 and fire for effect ("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.")
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