A village of 3900 people received EU funds equivalent of half of Budapest’s annual budget (population 1.7 million) as a gift for loyalty to Orbán. Continue reading
Tag Archives: local elections
Things Fidesz blamed defeat on
It’s been months but the scapegoat seems to have solidified Continue reading
Is Orbán no longer the “Central Force Field”?
He seriously called himself that – but after the municipal elections his role as our sun and stars is in question Continue reading
Where to send the articles for approval, asks “journalist” from incoming mayor
That’s how they did it under the old Fidesz mayor Continue reading
Destroying documents before the new mayors take office…
…and other scenes after an irregular election (i.e. where Fidesz did not win everything) Continue reading
Opposition mayors control 48.5% of local corporate tax revenue in Hungary
3.57 million (out of 5.8) Hungarians living in 10k+ towns now have a non-Fidesz mayor. And the amount of money these mayors dispose about is also interesting. Continue reading
Orbán Can Be Defeated
The turning point of the Orbán-era Continue reading
Orbán Lost Budapest
…and a few major cities at the local and municipal elections Continue reading
What does it say about a country when you can buy votes with potatoes?
At every election, votes are being bought with gifts. Pathetically small gifts. Continue reading
![“Would you still vote for [Opposition Candidate] if he committed domestic violence?”](https://meanwhileinbudapest.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/jedi.gif?w=290&h=218&crop=1 "“Would you still vote for [Opposition Candidate] if he committed domestic violence?”")
“Would you still vote for [Opposition Candidate] if he committed domestic violence?”
Fake, pro-Orbán pollsters with loaded questions call voters and know shockingly much about them Continue reading
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