Overall, this election provided an appropriate framework for the democratic expression of opinion-Gergely Gulyás

“My first words are ones of gratitude, because the extraordinary turnout we saw and experienced shows that the Hungarian democracy is exceptionally strong,” said Gergely Gulyás, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office said at the press conference of the Fidesz-KDNP coalition after the polls closed. According to Gulyás, the high turnout was partly due to the mobilization efforts of Fidesz and KDNP.

The minister stated that “Overall, this election provided an appropriate framework for the democratic expression of opinion. We hope that the governing parties will once again receive a mandate to govern for the next four years.” They are confident that Fidesz-KDNP will secure the 100 parliamentary seats needed to win the election and form a government.

Lőrinc Nacsa, deputy leader and spokesperson of the KDNP parliamentary group, noted that “a very high turnout is always a strong message for democracy,” and he also thanked everyone for their votes. “Today’s sunny day, with its high voter turnout, was overshadowed by the fact that over the past two days we received 1,500 reports of potential election fraud committed by our opponents,” Nacsa added, but they are confident that their political community will be the one to lead Hungary for the next four years.

Journalists were not allowed to ask questions at the press conference; both politicians left the stage after their brief remarks.