{"id":1346493,"date":"2026-04-12T09:56:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1346493"},"modified":"2026-06-07T11:17:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T08:17:51","slug":"voting-begins-in-hungary-s-parliamentary-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/voting-begins-in-hungary-s-parliamentary-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Voting Begins in Hungary\u2019s Parliamentary Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, April 12, Hungarians are determining the new composition of parliament. This was reported by a special correspondent of the FREE\u0414OM,<\/a> Vitalii Syzov, UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

At 6 a.m. in Budapest, polling stations opened across the country. Hungarians will elect a new composition of the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

The main contenders are Fidesz, led by Viktor Orb\u00e1n, and the opposition party Tisza Party, headed by P\u00e9ter Magyar. Although the ruling force maintains its position thanks to a stable electorate and regional support, recent polls indicate that the opposition party is rapidly gaining popularity.<\/p>\n

According to Hungarian law, the votes must be counted no later than next Saturday, April 18. Independent polls predict a confident victory for the opposition.<\/p>\n

It is worth recalling that the European Parliament sees serious threats to the fairness of Hungary\u2019s parliamentary elections due to interference from Russia.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the Center for Strategic Communications, citing a report by Alliance4Europe, reported that nearly 2,000 bots promoted Orb\u00e1n on X ahead of the elections.<\/p>\n

Pro-Viktor Orb\u00e1n content was spread by a network of automated accounts from Africa and Asia, creating an illusion of support.<\/p>\n

The scheme involved more than 1,770 accounts that subscribed to Hungarian pro-Russian pages, while retweets pushed the desired messages into recommendations and trends on X.<\/p>\n