Opposition demands destruction of mailed votes

Hungarian opposition parties are demanding the immediate destruction of vote-by-mail slips after many of them were found dumped and partially burned in an illegal landfill near Sfantu Gheorghe (Marosvasarhely) in Romania.

Fidesz-KDNP on 49 percent, opposition 44 percent

Support for the ruling Fidesz party and its Christian Democrat ally stood at 49 percent among decided voters expressing an intention to vote in Sunday's general election, while support for the united opposition is 44 percent, according to the Szazadveg Institute.

KSH: Deaths outpace births in February

Preliminary data show that 6,068 children were born and 12,256 people died in February, with the number of live births falling by 15 percent compared with the same month last year, while deaths increased by more than 3 percent, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) ...

Orbán calls for stopping ‘gender insanity’

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Wednesday called for stopping "gender insanity", urging voters to vote "no" to the four questions in Hungary's referendum to be held on child protection simultaneously with the general election on April 3.

Fidesz’s website hacked

Hungary's ruling Fidesz party on Wednesday said its website had been brought down by international hackers.

Median forecasts Fidesz win

It is "almost certain" that ruling Fidesz will win the Sunday's general election, though by what margin is hard to tell, the weekly HVG said on Wednesday, citing a survey conducted by pollster Median in the past few days.