European Parliament Elections: Hungarian Citizen Election Report - European Platform for Democratic Elections

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European Parliament Elections: Hungarian Citizen Election Report

As Hungary takes over the EU’s rotating presidency, most prominent Hungarian election-related organisations: Unhack Democracy, 20k, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU), Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Mérték Media Monitor and Political Capital took a look at how Hungarian civil society has been facing up to Orban’s electoral autocracy in light of the recent EP/local elections.

“The Sovereignty Law has had the greatest impact on organisations working directly on or around elections. It has enforced a culture of fear within civil society and the media, diverted already limited resources and attention, stifled cooperation and imposed a level of self-censorship”.

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This matters because the country already falls well short of the requirements for free and transparent elections that should be standard within the EU – as Hungary’s most prominent Hungarian election-related organisations including 20k, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU), Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Mérték Media Monitor, Political Capital and Unhack Democracy have already concluded
The joint report into the EU parliament and local elections found the dominance of the ruling party in public advertising, media, and social media was striking.

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20k www.20k.hu
Magyar Helsinki Bizottság – Hungarian Helsinki Committee www.helsinki.hu
Mérték Médiaelemző Műhely – Mérték Media Monitor www.mertek.eu
Political Capital www.politicalcapital.hu
Társaság a Szabadságjogokért – Hungarian Civil Liberties Union www.tasz.hu
Unhack Democracy www.unhackdemocracy.eu

(July 1, 2024)

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