In the wake of a Fidesz candidate winning the Kazincbarcika by-election, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and other politicians from the ruling party celebrated the victory ahead of the country’s hotly contested parliamentary election next month.
A key aspect of this election was that Fidesz has not won in Kazincbarcika, previously an opposition stronghold, in over 15 years. It was also the second by-election won by Fidesz in just a short time, notes Magyar Nemzet, as the ruling coalition won a district in Balmazújváros just a month ago.
In both elections, the left-liberal opposition had predicted a Fidesz defeat.
“Huge victory in Kazincbarcika in the by-election. Reality vs. Tisza: 2:0. In this settlement, we won a single local government district after 16 years,” Orbán posted on Facebook.
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó posted: “Something happened yesterday that hasn’t happened in sixteen years: we won a local government election in Kazincbarcika! Attila Kaló, the Fidesz candidate, confidently dismissed the opposition candidate and won the district. So much for the relationship between reality and ‘opinion polls’… Bravo!”
Fidesz MP and communications director Tamás Menczer also posted: “Another success, Fidesz won the by-election in Kazincbarcika! After 16 years, we won an individual local government district! The local Tisza-sziget member, who ran as a civilian, came third,” he wrote, emphasizing the poor showing for the Tisza party, led by opposition leader Péter Magyar.
In Balmazújváros last month, Zoltán Nagy, the ruling party candidate, received 47 percent of the votes. His opponent, the candidate of the local opposition association supported by the opposition parties, was Péter Molnár, a Tisza sympathizer, who received 43 percent of the votes. A third, independent candidate received 9 percent. Thus, the ruling parties gained a majority in the council of representatives.
Fidesz also regained the Balmazújváros mayor’s office in 2024 from the local opposition, who had held that post for five years. Now, Fidesz has a majority of representatives, as the candidate of the governing parties has now won in a district where it was unable to do so in 2024.
Péter Magyar and his Tisza party have come under increasing scrutiny for supporting Brussels’ agenda, including money and weapons for Ukraine, over the interests of Hungarian sovereignty and citizens.
Just last week, a convoy of Ukrainian military and ex-military personnel was detained by Hungarian authorities, and later expelled from the country, carrying close to €80 million in cash and gold. The men detained were represented by a law firm associated with Tisza.
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