Orban goes full on anti-semite

[Pérou Flaquettes]

Kev, where is the money coming from in France?

In the US, as you know, it is largely a combination of reactionary zillionaires (the Kochs, Mercers, Scaife, etc.) and the gullible who buy books pushed by the likes of Fox and talk radio and pay hundreds of dollars to see their "heroes" live.

No such phenomenon in France (Koch Brothers etc.), all these néo-réacs have emerged organically (as a result of the neoliberal revolution of 1980-90) and symbiotically with a media system that needs them and feeds off them, and vice-versa. The rise of the Front National and the hard right have hugely boosted their profiles (and bank accounts).

[Pérou Flaquettes]

Incidentally, and very succinctly as I need to go and watch the CL highlights, these neo nazi groups I’ve just mentioned (that endorse Camus’s and Orban’s Great Replacement claptrap) have been pretty active in the last month in France. In Paris last week, the GUD attacked pupils and teachers of a self-managed high school while making nazi salutes; in Marseille, the on-going problems with the year-old Bastion Social – a merger between a local group of the ultra-right royalists Action Française and a GUD sub-branch – have continued apace; at Montpellier Law school two weeks ago, a dozen of heavily-armed GUD members (nailed batons, base-ball bats, stun guns) are strongly suspected of having attacked a group of 50 students who were peacefully occupying an amphitheatre to protest against Macron’s university reforms. 4 students were hospitalised, 2 of them with serious head injuries. The dean of the law faculty and (at least) one law professor were in on it and the latter was even part of the attack and hit a few students himself! (Both the dean – who resigned the day after – and the professor – suspended – have been charged).

http://www.france24.com/en/20180329-...ers-law-school

https://twitter.com/BrandonHL82/status/977119830141800448

[Tubby Isaacs]

Soros-Linked NGOs Fell Victim To A Big, Sophisticated Undercover Operation. Hungary’s Prime Minister Has Benefited The Most.
Fake companies using fake websites, covert recordings made in European hotels, and anti-Soros stories leaked to pro-government media: Welcome to Hungary’s election campaign.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonard...ngary-election

[Lang Spoon]

Ooh, Mark Steyn. He so crazy. Is he superseded by the role of Bannon and Breitbart getting closer to power or is he sitting in his ranch thinking his work is done? Haven’t heard that vile name in at least a decade. Hopefully he’s a broke lush sucking off muslims for loose change, but I doubt it.

[Nefertiti2]

Queue to vote in London https://t.co/2Z4n9il1YA

[Diable Rouge]

Surprised to discover that there are 10,000 Hungarians resident in Ireland - tiny given the Magyar total of 10 million, but presumably ex-pats would be more left-leaning than their domestic counterparts.

[Tubby Isaacs]

BBC report didn't mention Orban's anti-Semitism. Or make clear quite how few refugees Hungary was ever going to take.

[Diable Rouge]

Europe Elects have an "on-day polling" seat projection:

Fidesz 124
Jobbik 33
Socialists 20
LMP 9
DK 9
Independent 3

[Nefertiti2]

BBC report didn't mention Orban's anti-Semitism. Or make clear quite how few refugees Hungary was ever going to take.

Well there's a surprise. I'm surprised that they didn't say that many right thinking people close to Andew Neil and Nigel Farage see Orban's policies as a bastion against a Muslim takeover of Europe

[Tubby Isaacs]

The rest of it was OK. 2 out of talking heads said everything in Hungary was shit.

[Tubby Isaacs]

@EuropeElects
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Hungary, Závecz estimation based on 70% turnout (no exit poll):

Fidesz-EPP: 41%
Jobbik-NI: 22%
MSZP/P-S&D/G/EFA: 15%
LMP-G/EFA: 7%
DK-S&D: 7%
Momentum-ALDE: 3%
Együtt-S&D: 2%

#Valasztas2018 #HungaryElection2018

That's a guess based on turnout and nothing else, right? I'm not taking that too seriously.

[Tubby Isaacs]

This might be more interesting.

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Hungary, Medián poll:

Fidesz-KDNP-EPP: 43%
Jobbik-NI: 22%
MSZP-P-S&D-G/EFA: 13%
LMP-G/EFA: 8%
DK-S&D: 7%
Momentum-*: 3%
MKKP-*: 1%
Együtt-*: 1%

Field Work: 08/04/18

[Tubby Isaacs]

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Hungary: Biggest private television, RTL KLUB discloses voice recording about vote buying and transport of voters by Orban's government party Fidesz (EPP) in the city of Pécs, South West Hungary. #Valasztas2018 #HungaryElection2018

[ursus arctos]

https://twitter.com/europeelects/status/983047303496945664?s=21

[Diable Rouge]

I think even the opposition would take a result where Fidesz were to be reduced to 103 seats:

https://mobile.twitter.com/i/moments/983043250956197889

[Tubby Isaacs]

Can't see the OCSE news confirmed anywhere.

[Diable Rouge]

Actual results in now:

Fidesz 49.5%
Jobbik 20.3%
Socialists 12%
LMP 7%
DK 5%

Also looks like Orban has a two-thirds majority and can change the constitution.

[Antepli Ejderha]

Surprised to discover that there are 10,000 Hungarians resident in Ireland - tiny given the Magyar total of 10 million, but presumably ex-pats would be more left-leaning than their domestic counterparts.

Erdoğan won the majority of votes from ex pats in every European country bar the UK, so not necessarily so.

There's also a concern for the growth of the Polish far right in the UK but not sure how big they are.

[ursus arctos]

Some distressing news about Polish language schools in the UK

A number of Polish community schools in Britain have been accused of having connections with groups and individuals associated with the far right.

[Diable Rouge]

Boris offers his congratulations:

https://mobile.twitter.com/BorisJohn...10069826818048

[N est à?]

Congratulations to the EPP as well I guess

[Nefertiti2]

https://twitter.com/leonardocarella/status/983110331810623488

[Nefertiti2]

https://twitter.com/liliebayer/status/983267940790304768

[Tubby Isaacs]

So how do the EU stop us all paying for this shitshow?

[Ginger Yellow]

Cop out from Tusk:

On behalf of the European Council, I wish to congratulate you on the result of yesterday's election.
During your renewed term as Prime Minister I count on you to play a constructive role in maintaining our unity in the EU.
I look forward to once again working with you at the European Council.