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Comment by Hnrobert42

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.

parent Hnrobert42 2 years ago

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