Outgoing Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, posted a video message on Facebook on the evening of April 13 after his party, Fidesz, was defeated in the Hungarian parliamentary elections. His words Lead Issue 444.hu.
Orban said that more than 2.25 million voters supported the Fidesz and Christian Democratic People’s Party candidates in the April 12 elections.
“In 2014, with the support of the same number of voters, we achieved a major electoral victory. Yesterday, this was only enough for a decent performance and defeat,” he said.
Orban noted that Fidesz is “the most united political community in Hungary” and that the party will continue to “serve the Hungarian people faithfully” as it has done for decades. He added: “Our plan is to work with our voters to defend the gains of the National Camp,” without giving details.
Orbán concluded his speech with a call to Hungarians:
In the coming weeks, we will reorganize our ranks, visit all electoral districts, gather our volunteers, activists, representatives and candidates, and on April 28 we will hold a meeting of the National Council. Work started today. Go ahead, Hungary! Onward, Hungarians
This is Orban’s first video message published on Facebook after his defeat in the parliamentary elections. The night before, Orban gave a short speech in which he acknowledged his party’s defeat. Then how Notes According to Bloomberg, Orban stopped updating his Facebook page, although he previously published several posts daily.
According to another Data National Electoral Office In Hungary, Orbán’s party wins 56 seats in the 199-seat parliament. The winner of the elections was the TISA party led by opposition member Peter Magyar, which won 136 seats, the constitutional majority in Parliament.