tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post3606707346914719916..comments2023-11-22T09:11:01.567+00:00Comments on George Szirtes: Meanwhile in Hungary...George Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-77325311902590242642011-12-20T09:14:45.258+00:002011-12-20T09:14:45.258+00:00Part of the Fidesz mythology is that it won an ove...Part of the Fidesz mythology is that it won <i>an overwhelming victory at the polls</i> in the 2010 election. I think it is important to challenge this view. If you take a closer look at the actual voting in 2010, a slightly different story emerges. Combining rounds one and two of the election, Fidesz received 52.73% of those that actually voted. The turnout in the first round was 64.36%, and 46.52% in the second. What this means is the less than half of the total number of available voters, voted for FIDESZ. Put another way, the majority of the total electorate did <b>not</b> support Fidesz in the 2010 election. The majority either voted for other parties, or did not vote at all.<br /><br />Of course I understand the actual result was an overwhelming number of <i>seats</i> in Parliament for Fidesz, but I would dispute the notion that the 2010 election was a 'revolution' as Orbán likes to claim. It does not, in my view, count as a mandate for the radical changes currently being foisted upon Hungary.<br /><br />[See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_parliamentary_election,_2010 for the complete analysis of the 2010 election.]Paul Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042347499548245711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-40858671806448480932011-12-20T09:03:19.336+00:002011-12-20T09:03:19.336+00:00Interesting that the three main postures for polit...Interesting that the three main postures for politicians should be standing, sitting and lying. One should not forget grovelling as an optional extra.George Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-6459170352429884692011-12-20T08:43:47.250+00:002011-12-20T08:43:47.250+00:00The Economist link says: Sorry. We are performing ...The Economist link says: Sorry. We are performing essential maintenance and should be back soon.<br /><br />A favourable omen for your "poor country" perhaps?<br /><br />Maybe some new president is required. Ever thought of standing, George?Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.com