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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 433

Hungary elections

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, February 19, 2019. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/File)
April 5, 2022, 10:44 am
In victory speech, Orban says he beat Soros, Zelensky; Netanyahu congratulates him
Right-wing Hungarian PM frequently accused of antisemitism singles out Jewish Ukrainian president and billionaire philanthropist as obstacles
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Marton Gulyas, manager of online tv channel 'Partizan' poses for a photo at their studio in Budapest on March 30, 2022. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP)
April 3, 2022, 4:02 am
Hungary’s top YouTube political channel a go-to for Orban critics ahead of election
Partizan has become essential viewing for hundreds of thousands in country where few voices critical of government remain and media largely toes official line
By Peter Murphy
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reacts on stage during the closing campaign session of the FIDESZ party, in Szekesfehervar, Hungary on April 1, 2022.(Attila KISBENEDEK/AFP)
April 3, 2022, 3:48 am
Orban has edge going into Hungary election, but faces united opposition for 1st time
Incumbent uses final rally to drive home message that country should stay out of Ukraine war; challengers lament his ‘propaganda machinery’ that trounces their outreach efforts
By Peter Murphy and Géza Molnar
Prime Minister Viktor Orban greets his supporters prior to delivering a speech during the final electoral rally of his Fidesz party ahead of Sunday's election, in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, Friday, April 1, 2022 (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
April 3, 2022, 3:23 am
Vote for Orban or party with neo-Nazi record? Hungary’s Jews torn on Sunday election
Right-wing populist government is in tight race for power with alliance of opposition parties whose largest contingent comes from far-right Jobbik party
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reacts after delivering a speech during an event in Budapest to commemorate the 65nd anniversary of Hungarian uprising against Soviet occupation in Budapest, on October 23, 2021. (Attila Kisbendek/AFP)
October 23, 2021, 7:52 pm
Hungary’s Viktor Orban and opposition rival rally ahead of likely tight election
Peter Marki-Zay, a conservative provincial mayor who won a six-party opposition alliance election, will face off against the ruling right-wing Fidesz party
By AFP
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban of the governing Fidesz party and his wife cast their ballots during local elections in Budapest, Hungary, October 13, 2019. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)
October 14, 2019, 3:10 am
Hungarian opposition wins Budapest in major blow to Orban
PM’s right-wing party ousted in cities across Hungary in local elections, keeps its dominance in small towns and rural areas
By Pablo Gorondi
A billboard with a poster of Hungarian-American billionaire and philanthropist George Soros with the words 'National consultation about the Soros plan - Don't let it pass without any words' is seen in Budapest on October 16, 2017. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP)
July 7, 2018, 2:31 pm
Israeli spy firm targeted NGOs tied to Soros before Hungary election — report
Agents for secretive intel company obtained recordings later used by PM Viktor Orban to claim Jewish billionaire is trying to take control of the country, POLITICO reports
By ToI Staff
Supporters of the FIDESZ party react, as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses the crowd from the podium of the banks of the Danube River, after winning the parliamentary election on April 8, 2018, in Budapest. (AFP PHOTO/ATTILA KISBENEDEK)
April 15, 2018, 8:53 pm
Hungary’s Orban retains two-thirds legislative majority
Final ballot count gives ruling right-wing Fidesz party 133 seats in the 199-seat parliament, after elections that observers said were marked by ‘intimidating, xenophobic rhetoric’
By AFP
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his speech during the last campaign event of his Fidesz party in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, on April 6, 2018 (AFP PHOTO / FERENC ISZA)
April 9, 2018, 3:21 am
Hungary’s Viktor Orban: populist, patriot and set to be PM again
The self-styled defender of Christian Europe against the ‘poison’ of immigration is on course for a third term in power after sweeping election win
By Jastinder KHERA
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and members of his FIDESZ party celebrate from the podium on the bank of the Danube River after winning the parliamentary election on April 8, 2018 in Budapest. (AFP PHOTO/ATTILA KISBENEDEK)
April 9, 2018, 2:10 am
Hungary’s Orban claims victory as nationalist party takes sweeping poll lead
Firebrand PM set for third term with renewed mandate for his hardline anti-immigration policies and rejection of the EU’s refugee resettlement program
By Peter Murphy and Jastinder KHERA
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his speech during the last campaign event of his Fidesz party in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, on April 6, 2018 (AFP PHOTO / FERENC ISZA)
April 8, 2018, 5:52 am
Hungarians vote Sunday in keenly watched poll
Polls have consistently put PM Orban and his right-wing Fidesz party 20 or more points clear of far-right Jobbik
By Jastinder KHERA
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his speech during the last campaign event of his Fidesz party in Szekesfehervar, Hungary on April 6, 2018. Hungarians vote in elections on April 8, 2108 that polls suggest will give Prime Minister Viktor Orban athird consecutive term. ( AFP PHOTO / FERENC ISZA)
April 7, 2018, 1:55 pm
Hungary’s Orban tipped for re-election, but upset not ruled out
Central European nation goes to polls on Sunday in a campaign that has been dominated by warnings about mass immigration by Muslims and Africans
By Peter Murphy
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