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You are getting responses about expatriate voting. That's not what he did. Before WWII, Hungary was much larger. After, a large portion was ceded to Romania. H
by Hnrobert42 2y ago
You are getting responses about expatriate voting. That's not what he did.
Before WWII, Hungary was much larger. After, a large portion was ceded to Romania. He used a sudden super-majority to grant those people the right to vote. Subsequently, his political party has even held political conferences in Romania.
Those Romanians are not Hungarian citizens. They mostly do not suffer the consequences Orban's policy decisions. Yet, they support him because he makes gestures to include them in the country of their cultural origin.
This is far different from allowing overseas voting. This would be like the UK allowing all Irish to vote in parliamentary elections.
- macNchz 2y agoYes this is definitely what the parent comment was getting at, he gave voting rights to diaspora ethnic Hungarians: “Orban granted citizenship and the right to vote in Hungarian elections to more than a million Hungarians living in neighbouring countries. At the last election, 95% of those who voted backed Fidesz.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Viktor_Orban https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Viktor_Orban
- refurb 2y agoHungary lost vast swaths of territory after WW2. People who were Hungary citizens weren’t after the new borders were drawn. I don’t see a big difference between that and Germany giving citizenship to all the people who were Germans prior to WW2, but weren’t after the war.
- leadingthenet 2y ago> Those Romanians are not Hungarian citizens. Those “Romanians” are absolutely Hungarian citizens, as it is a precondition to voting in Hungarian elections.