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Fraud accusations fly as Hungarians vote in contentious election – POLITICO

Magyar’s Tisza party has made available its own system for voters to report fraud.

Fidesz has followed suit by enabling a hotline and a dedicated email address. “The overwhelming majority of these violations are tied to Tisza. They cry fraud — but they are the ones committing it,” Fidesz MEP Csaba Dömötör said Sunday morning.

“Based on Fidesz submissions, 639 cases of electoral violations have been established, with 74 police reports currently underway,” Dömötör said.

Opposition leader Magyar said early Sunday that he would accept the results as long as there is no serious electoral fraud, urging voters to report any irregularities they see, HVG reported.

Magyar said that if the election is fair and free then Tisza will win; and he accused Orbán’s government of preparing false flag actions to invalidate results in Tisza-led districts.

Orbán’s international spokesman Zoltán Kovács, meanwhile, posted a message on X Sunday morning accusing Tisza of preparing the ground to storm government buildings if they lose.  

“Location matters — and this one speaks volumes,” Kovács said about the election watch party planned by Tisza, which he pointed out is taking place few streets away from the prime minister’s residence.

“A short walk is all it takes to move a crowd from ‘watching results’ to ‘taking action’,” Kovács warned. “If the outcome turns unfavorable, the setup allows rapid mobilization at a politically sensitive location. In a tense moment , proximity can turn into escalation.”

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