Orban re-elected as leader of the Fidesz party. Former Hungarian…
Orban re-elected as leader of the Fidesz party. Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been re-elected president of the Fidesz party for another year, despite the party's defeat in the April parliamentary elections.
Consensus
- Viktor Orbán was re-elected leader of the Fidesz party
- The re-election occurred at the 32nd party congress in Budapest
- Orbán received 729 out of 737 votes from delegates
- Orbán had been leader of Fidesz since 1993 and again since 2003
- Fidesz lost the April parliamentary elections
- The opposition party Jobbik (Tisza) won the elections and its leader Peter Madár became Prime Minister
Points of divergence
- Orbán's party received 38.43% of votes and 55 mandates in parliament — kommersant
- Orbán's party lost the elections and political future of Orbán is now in question — vedomosti
- Jobbik received 141 out of 199 seats, giving them constitutional majority — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Viktor Orbán re-elected leader of the Fides party — Коммерсантъ
- Orban re-elected leader of the 'Fides' party — Ведомости