CEFAS delegation attends Hungarian parliamentary elections as election observer

The Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, has once again won the general elections held on April 3 in Hungary. The six-party opposition bloc, led by Peter Marki-Zay, failed to defeat the hegemony of the Fidesz party (Hungarian Civic Union), in coalition with the KDNP (Christian Democratic People’s Party), which ensured a new legislature for the next four years.

In this context, a delegation from the Center for Studies, Training and Social Analysis (CEFAS) of the San Pablo CEU University Foundation has been present as an election observer to verify the democratic normality with which these parliamentary elections have developed and the high degree of commitment of Hungarian citizens to their institutions.

For more than a week, the members of CEFAS, led by the professor of International Relations at the CEU Royal University Institute of European Studies, Álvaro Silva, have been able to share numerous moments with Hungarian citizens, representatives of public and private institutions, several political leaders, associations and think tanks of weight in the country. As it could not be otherwise, they were able to exchange impressions of different political sign in an atmosphere of absolute tranquility.

The CEFAS delegation was also able to travel around Hungary and visit several polling stations, in Budapest and in small towns and villages throughout the country. The participation and the degree of involvement of the Hungarian people has been the predominant note throughout the election day, despite issues of possible influence such as the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine or the pandemic -still present- of COVID-19.

Finally, it should be noted that this Spanish representation has prepared a report with the main conclusions of its mission as election observers in Hungary.