Electoral triumph for Fidesz, but a difficult term ahead
Electoral triumph for Fidesz, but a difficult term ahead

Author(s): Andrzej Sadecki
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Electoral systems
Published by: OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
Keywords: Christian Democratic People’s Party; Fidesz; parliamentary elections;
Summary/Abstract: Fidesz’s overwhelming victory in the parliamentary elections on 3 April has consolidated its dominance on the Hungarian political scene. The party, which has been in government for twelve years, defeated the united opposition and won a super majority. Viktor Orbán will become prime minister for the fifth time, and the fourth in a row (his previous terms ran from 1998 to 2002 and from 2010 to 2022). The crushing defeat for the opposition, which had for the first time agreed to run on a joint electoral list and to stand candidates in single-member constituencies, has demonstrated the shortcomings of this model of cooperation. The biggest loser is Jobbik, one of the key members of this bloc. Not only did it win far fewer seats than in previous elections, but the breakaway members of this party – the far-right, pro-Russian Our Homeland party – have entered parliament for the first time. Despite its total political dominance, however, Fidesz is facing a difficult term.

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