As for the outcomes of the election: you may provoke a recount of the votes till Thursday. We’ll do that. There have been 76 invalid votes as many because the distinction between us and Gergely Karácsony. In a democracy, the minimal is that if after that
the votes can be recounted, particularly since we’ve obtained studies of many systemic irregularities in reference to the votes declared invalid.
We’ll current them – he says in his Fb put up.
The politician additionally predicts that he’ll settle for the ultimate choice, no matter it might be. If the victory of Gergely Karácsony turns into remaining, I’ll congratulate him – he added.
It’s to be remembered that the outcomes of the mayoral election have been decided on the assembly of the Metropolitan Election Fee (FVB) on Monday. Gergely Karácsony was elected mayor with 371,466 votes. Dávid Vitézy (with Dávid Vitézy for Budapest-LMP-Greens) obtained 371,142 votes. In different phrases, the present mayor received with 324 votes, which implies an especially shut race.
In keeping with the ultimate, non-binding knowledge of the Nationwide Electoral Workplace of the 806,142 stamped ballots, 24,592 have been invalid. This represents a charge of three% and lots of instances greater than the 8,000 invalid votes 5 years in the past. It may simply be that Dávid Vitézy was referring to this when he talks about system-level vices.
In different phrases, the eventual reversal of the mayoral election (to Dávid Vitézy’s aspect from Gergely Karácsony’s aspect) relies on whether or not throughout the recount of the votes, when the 24,592 invalid ballots may even be examined to see what the authorities will get, and whether or not the attainable overview will convey new votes for Dávid Vitézy and, if that’s the case, precisely what number of. All of that is additionally thrilling since you solely have to beat an obstacle of 324 items.
It is usually price mentioning the place these invalid votes got here from and which voters. The economists of the Defacto weblog ready a mannequin calculation for this, who printed this on 444.hu of their article was printed. In keeping with their calculations, the Fidesz voters voted in a disciplined method for Dávid Vitézy, whereas among the many Tisza voters there was nobody who voted invalidly within the mayoral election (this implies that they didn’t observe the decision made by the Tisza Get together vice-president, Péter Magyar, earlier than the elections). In proportion, nearly all of invalid votes have been forged by those that voted for Fidesz-KDNP on the social gathering record, and consultants have established that it was exactly these Fidesz votes that have been lacking for Vitézy’s mayoralty.
Supply: NVI
Cowl picture supply: MTI Picture/Zoltán Máthé
