Hungary parliamentary election April 8 2018

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This is the world in 2018 folks, Jesus Christ.

Is this guy's party going to get thrown out of EPP at the very least?

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Literally finishing his campaign by screaming JEWS JEWS JEWS JEWS JEWS JEWS JEWS JEWS at a rally. And he's going to win at a canter. Pass the cyanide.

The only thing that really needs to be said is that Jobbik are now trying to position themselves as the moderate anti-Orbán right, and it's somehow not an entirely ridiculous thing for them to do anymore.

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Wait, MUH SOROS is a thing outside of the US? Really?

While my home region would probably be a nicer place if America had a monopoly on antisemitism, the fact is that if anything, Orbán was the one who made MUH SOROS specifically the worldwide mainstream right-wing meme it is now in the first place.

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Wait, MUH SOROS is a thing outside of the US? Really?

While my home region would be a nicer place if America had a monopoly on antisemitism, the fact is that if anything, Orbán was the one who made MUH SOROS a worldwide mainstream right-wing meme in the first place.

I mean of course I know antisemitism is a thing everywhere and especially in Eastern Europe, I just didn't know Soros specifically was a trope there. I haven't heard French and Italian antisemites bring him up.

What you're not taking into account is that Soros is literally from Budapest.

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Is there decent English-language live coverage anywhere?

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Turnout not seen since late 90's, astonishing.

In most EU elections recently, turnout increased (except in France and Italy).

But usually increase in turnout was not that huge.

Remember Poland 2007? This looks like it might be the Hungarian equivalent, except it's not clear which side the turnout boost is coming from yet.

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Opposition parties winning only three FPTP seats out of Budapest (Jobbik 1, MSZP 1, Fügettlen 1 -- I assume the latter is an independent or something).

The official results site (http://www.valasztas.hu/dyn/pv18/szavossz/hu/l50.html) shows MSZP 7, Fidesz 6, DK 3, LMP 1, Egyutt 1 in Budapest as far as FPTP seats go.

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  David, Budapest 15 and 17, and Pest 2 show what happens with a united left. Two victories and one narrow loss. Budapest could have been clean sweep or close to it. And its not as if this is a surprise, what a missed opportunity for the anti-Orban forces.

Pest 2 is still possible, Bernadett Szél is only 300 votes behind and 15% of the vote is still yet to come in.