The NVI acknowledged in its assertion that in accordance with the choice of the Nationwide Electoral Fee (NVB) on Wednesday, recorded within the minutes, Attila Nagy, the president of the NVI, instructed the native election workplaces of Budapest (district) at hand over the invalid ballots for the mayoral election to the workplace, and on this not less than three members of native election workplaces and members of the native election committee must also take part.
The NVI introduced: in all circumstances, the native election workplaces within the district knowledgeable the members of the native election committee concerning the date of the opening of the poll containers in accordance with the directions.
They responded to Gergely Karácsony’s claims, the image is nuanced
Though the mayor was not named within the announcement, the NVI responded to a number of allegations that may be present in one in all Gergely Karácsony’s earlier posts (our article about it’s linked under).
On the one hand, the mayor wrote within the publish: “the Fidesz majority of the Nationwide Election Committee didn’t make it obligatory that the poll containers may solely be opened within the presence of opposition election committee members, they solely gave the chance to take action. We all know of a Fidesz district the place, one way or the other, the clerk didn’t wish to use this chance, and by the point the opposition delegate acquired there, he had already opened the poll field. Nobody can confirm whether or not one thing occurred within the meantime.”
However, he additionally stated that “in precept, in line with the legislation, the invalid ballots have to be bundled in such a means that the bundle can’t be undetected, i.e. it’s not potential to take out or insert a poll, and even put a brand new one on the poll […] However, we all know of a district the place, referring to the directions of the Nationwide Elections Workplace, the bundle was opened on the spot, and solely the ballots have been despatched in an envelope to the NVI. Neither throughout the opening of the bundles, nor throughout the transport, was it ensured that the bundles couldn’t be reached, and the ballots couldn’t be manipulated”.
In reference to these, the NVI wrote on the one hand that “the members of the native election committee – in line with the knowledge of the native election workplaces – solely Budapest II., IX., XIII. and XV. district didn’t train their proper to be current on the occasion [ezek egyébként mind-mind ellenzéki vezetésű kerületek – a szerk.]. Within the different 19 districts, the members of the native election committee participated within the means of opening, repacking and shutting the poll containers,” they stated.
However, in addition they introduced that “Budapest III. within the 106th polling station of the district, the members of the vote counting committee didn’t bundle the invalid ballots individually, so on this case all of the mayoral ballots have been delivered to the NVI. NVB separates these invalid ballots throughout the recount. The invalid ballots solid within the mayor’s election arrived undamaged on the NVI in sealed envelopes, signed on the time of closing, the place they have been sealed.” [a III. kerület szintén ellenzéki vezetésű – a szerk.].
Lastly, the NVI additionally introduced that (as beforehand written): “The Nationwide Election Fee will start the recount on Friday at 9 a.m. within the presence of the press and worldwide observers delegated to the elections, with the cooperation of the NVI.”
Historical past, different developments within the case
Sunday’s election introduced one of many fiercest mayoral candidate races of all time. Gergely Karácsony defeated Dávid Vitézy with solely 324 votes. The end result regarded like this with 100% processing:
- Gergely Karácsony – 47.53 % (371,466 votes)
- Dávid Vitézy – 47.49 % (371,142 votes)
- András Grundtner – 4.98 % (38,942 votes)
The story didn’t finish there, as Vitézy Dávidék requested a recount. The Nationwide Election Fee determined to recount the invalid ballots. It was revealed on Wednesday night that – after Dávid Vitézy’s enchantment – the invalid votes solid in Budapest will certainly be recounted.
On Thursday afternoon, at a rare press convention, Gergely Karácsony introduced {that a} repeat vote can be initiated. Within the meantime, Dávid Vitézy additionally reacted to the announcement of the mayor, who attacked not solely his rival, but in addition the election administration establishments in his publish.
Along with the above, we additionally wrote concerning the Karácsony-Vitézy duel on Thursday
The international illustration votes have been additionally counted, Péter Magyar gained overseas
Within the meantime, the NVI additionally reported in one other assertion that the votes solid within the Hungarian international missions within the European Parliament (EP) election had been counted.
On the day of the election, voters residing overseas with a Hungarian deal with may vote at Hungarian embassies and consulates; 147 international missions of 99 international locations. The 166 urns arrived on the NVI someday earlier than the authorized deadline, on Wednesday night, the place the votes have been counted.
Because it was written, 21,458 voters have been added to the international illustration listing, and 18,661 went to vote. The envelopes within the poll containers contained 17,234 legitimate ballots and 1,205 stamped however invalid ballots.
It’s noteworthy that the voting percentages for international illustration votes have been fully totally different from these solid in Hungary.
“In response to the NVI’s preliminary information, the Respect and Freedom Social gathering obtained 8,749 votes (50.77 %), the Fidesz-KDNP 3,218 (18.67 %), the Momentum Motion 2,205 (12.79 %) ), the Hungarian Kétfarkú Kutya Párt 1,584 (9.19 %), the MSZP–DK–Párbeszéd–Zöldek 650 (3.77 %), the Mi Hazánk Mozgalom 383 (2.22 %), the Second Reform Age Social gathering 183 (1.06 %), LMP – Greens 104 (0.60 %), Mendiki Magyarországa Néppart 95 (0.55 %), Jobbik – Conservatives 34 (0 .20 %), the Resolution Motion 29 (0.17 %),” they wrote.
Because of this the Tisza Social gathering, Momentum, the Two-Tailed Canine Social gathering, and even throughout the Second Reform led by Gábor Vona, carried out nicely above their power within the international missions, whereas Fidesz, DK-MSZP-Párbeszéd and Mi Hazánk underperformed nicely.
The announcement additionally added: the Nationwide Electoral Fee (NVB) will decide the official closing results of the EP election on the premise of the ten,119 polling station protocols in Hungary, in addition to the protocols establishing the outcomes of the international illustration voting and the counting of votes solid by mail, on June 28 on the newest.
The choice of the NVB might be appealed to the Court docket inside three days. The NVI submits the request for judicial assessment no later than the following day, and the Court docket has three days to guage it; due to this fact, the ultimate results of the EP election shall be closing by July 5 on the newest.
(Cowl picture: Counting of votes within the municipal European Parliament (EP) and nationality elections in polling station No. 51 on the Köztársaság Téri Major Faculty in Pécs on June 9, 2024. Picture: Ruprech Judit / MTI)
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