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Orbán to form a government for the fifth time
With a high voter turnout, the Fidesz-KDNP coalition has won the elections. If Orbán completes this next term, he will have spent a total of 20 years as PM.
The mail-in votes found in Romania – a constitutional crisis may be taking shape according to...
On Wednesday, Hungarian election ballots were found at a landfill in Romania. The opposition submitted a petition to the National Election Committee for annulling the mail-in vote results. We...
The campaign where war drowned out scandal – analysis in five points
Tomorrow are the Hungarian parliamentary elections. Of course, Telex will be reporting on all the important news and will keep you informed on background information as well. In the past weeks, we...
No major act of election fraud, just a bunch of dirty little tricks
We have gathered the most frequently mentioned critical points about the fairness of elections in Hungary. Here's what you should know about them.
The various methods used to hide Orbán from the press
Viktor Orbán has been campaigning across Hungary for days – in secret. His campaign events were not announced to the press, and only a chosen few were invited to the meetings. Telex tried to catch...
"I cannot see how abolishing the Constitution would be compatible with EU law.”
We spoke with German constitutional lawyer and EU law specialist, professor Armin von Bogdandy about the legal challenges awaiting the Hungarian opposition in case of a win at Sunday's elections.
Orbán's weekly radio interview: The opposition is playing with fire
This morning on Kossuth Radio, Viktor Orbán gave his last Friday-morning interview before the elections. This is one of the platforms where, for years now, he has been sharing what the government...
I watched Russian propaganda for a whole day – even Hungary's public media is easier to stomach
Hardly updated news, pro-Russian "experts" talking gibberish, and lots of reruns. I spent a day watching Russia Today to show how the international flagship of the Russian propaganda reports on the...
Thrown out Hungarian mail-in ballots found near Târgu Mureș, Romania.
The Hungarian Civili Liberties Union says that so far, this is the most serious case of abuse reported.
Introducing: the secret weapon of online smear campaigns
Facebook is a major battleground in Hungary’s April election. BIRN/Telex has identified numerous Facebook pages pushing a pro-Fidesz line on which paid adverts smear opposition candidates. Who is...
