Hungary election: PM Viktor Orban declares victory

Results from the general election in Hungary held on the 6 April 2014.

Exit poll: Fidesz 48%, Unity Alliance 27%; Jobbik 18%, LMP passes 5% threshold for parliamentary representation.

Later, existing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared victory, winning a second consecutive term of 4 years.

An official from the OSCE international monitoring group, Adão Silva, said restrictive campaign rules and biased media coverage had helped Fidesz. Mr. Orban dismissed international criticism after his party triumphed in the election.

Viktor Orbán was sworn in as Hungarian prime minister by President János Áder on the 6 May 2014. Hungary’s new parliament met for the first time on the 7 May 2014.

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ESO: Background information: Hungarian parliamentary election, 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/hungarian-parliamentary-election-2014/

Euronews, 07.04.14: Viktor Orban claims victory in Hungarian elections http://www.euronews.com/2014/04/07/viktor-orban-claims-victory-in-hungarian-elections/

Deutsche Welle, 07.04.14: Opinion: Orban is immune to EU's criticism http://dw.de/p/1BcyP

Deutsche Welle, 06.04.14: Hungary's Fidesz on course for landslide triumph http://www.dw.de/hungarys-fidesz-on-course-for-landslide-triumph/a-17547665

EurActiv, 07.04.14: Orbán wins elections, far right gains ground http://www.euractiv.com/sections/elections/orban-wins-elections-far-right-gains-ground-301378

EUObserver, 07.04.14: Hungary's Orban wins another term, Jobbik support jumps http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/123762

Euro|Topics, 07.04.14: Clear victory for Orbán http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER141442-Clear-victory-for-Orban

BBC News, 07.04.14: Hungary election: Triumphant PM Orban scorns critics http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26927133

OSCE: Press Release, 07.04.14: Although parliamentary elections in Hungary offered voters a diverse choice, ruling party enjoyed undue advantage, say international observers http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/117200

The Guardian, 07.04.14: Hungarian PM rejects election monitors' criticism after polls triumph http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/07/hungarian-pm-viktor-orban-election-monitors

Euronews, 07.04.14: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán defends his policies after big election win http://www.euronews.com/2014/04/07/hungarian-prime-minister-viktor-orban-defends-his-policies-after-big-election-/

Council of the European Union: Press Release, PRES/14/184: Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, congratulates Viktor Orbán on the result of the Hungarian elections http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/142139.pdf

Blog Törökgáborelemez, 07.04.14: Orbán benefited from new electoral system (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE141495-Orban-benefited-from-new-electoral-system

Dnevnik, 08.04.14: Is Fidesz poised to swing to the right? (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE141479-Is-Fidesz-poised-to-swing-to-the-right

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 07.04.14: Fidesz have won a clear victory in Hungary’s elections, but their supermajority hangs in the balance http://bit.ly/1lFDree

The Guardian, 09.04.14: Hungary's election offers some disturbing lessons for Europe http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/09/hungary-election-europe-prime-minister-viktor-orban

Blog: Policy Network, 08.04.14: Hungary’s election: solidifying the radical right http://www.policy-network.net/pno_detail.aspx?ID=4619&title=Hungary%E2%80%99s+election%3a+solidifying+the+radical+right

Magyar Nemzet, 01.04.14: Fidesz deserves new two-thirds majority (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE141982-Fidesz-deserves-new-two-thirds-majority

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 16.04.14: With the final votes counted, Fidesz has secured a ‘super-majority’ in Hungary, but it is questionable how fair the election really was http://bit.ly/1p7UuKD

EUObserver [Opinion], 22.04.14: Where next after the Hungarian election? http://euobserver.com/opinion/123889

Deutsche Welle, 23.04.14: Hungary's Orban likes to dislike Brussels http://dw.de/p/1BnJx

Euronews, 07.05.14: Hungary’s new parliament is sworn in after April election http://www.euronews.com/2014/05/07/hungary-s-new-parliament-is-sworn-in-after-april-election/

Galamus, 07.05.14: New Orbán government without a plan (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE143159-New-Orban-government-without-a-plan

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