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With the upcoming parliamentary elections on April 12, international attention is growing toward the electoral process in Hungary. Amid a climate of political polarization, the “Liberty Coalition for a Free and Fair Election” (LCFFE) has been formed to independently monitor the rule of law and transparency of the vote.
The mission is taking place at a time when the governing Fidesz party and the opposition TISZA party are locked in a neck-and-neck race. The focus is not only on political issues but also on allegations of manipulated poll data, which, according to the government, is being deliberately used to undermine the legitimacy of a potential victory by Viktor Orbán even before the election takes place.
The LCFFE is traveling to Hungary with a team of nearly one hundred members to monitor the entire electoral process and the parliamentary elections.
The focus of the observation activities is on assessing whether Hungarian voters can express their political will freely, under democratic conditions, and without undue influence. The goal is to determine whether the election results “faithfully reflect the will of the people.”
The coalition is composed of experts from eleven countries, including Germany, Austria, the United States, Kenya, and Argentina, some of whom represent well-known professional associations and institutes. The mission is led by a communications specialist from the United States, Anna Wellisz, and a lawyer and legal expert from Poland, Jerzy Kwaśniewski.
The Liberty Coalition’s official statement makes clear that
its establishment is a direct response to criticism of the mandate of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which also has a presence in Hungary.
This criticism, along with the fact that the OSCE rejected the applications of several highly qualified experts for its mission, reinforced the conviction that an additional, impartial international mission was necessary.
Launching an observation mission for the parliamentary elections in Hungary
as part of the Liberty Coalition for a Free and Fair Election.
As of today, I’m serving as Co-Chair of an international mission bringing together nearly 100 observers from 10 countries across four…
— Jerzy Kwaśniewski (@jerzKwasniewski) March 30, 2026
Balázs Orbán, the Prime Minister’s political director, reacted to the announcement of the mission on X. He welcomed the initiative and commented on Jerzy Kwaśniewski’s post with the words:
A welcome initiative. Independent eyes help ensure the outcome speaks for itself.”
The reaction can be seen as a signal that the Hungarian government is counting on international confirmation of the election results to preempt allegations of election fraud or manipulation already circulating even before the actual vote.
At the same time, a heated exchange over a published poll data is causing a stir. Fidesz MEP András László criticized Politico’s reporting on X.
The politician pointed out that polls are being manipulated to paint a picture of a clear lead for the opposition TISZA party
and thus portray a subsequent victory by Fidesz as “implausible” or “illegitimate.”
András László accused Politico of disseminating poll results showing Fidesz trailing TISZA by 15 points—the largest deficit ever recorded. He claimed that Politico had published an average in November showing Fidesz in the lead, but that this data had later been deleted.
Launching an observation mission for the parliamentary elections in Hungary
As of today, I’m serving as Co-Chair of an international mission bringing together nearly 100 observers from 10 countries across four…
— Jerzy Kwaśniewski (@jerzKwasniewski) March 30, 2026
“Totally gone, like it never happened. So fake!” wrote the MEP. The politician pointed out that polls showing Fidesz in the lead were consistently ignored. Despite the governing party’s alleged deficits, Politico simultaneously published articles on the “future of the EU if Orbán wins,” he added. “You can’t have it both ways,” wrote the politician.
From the government’s perspective, these “fake polls” serve to create an expectation in Brussels and among the international public that would automatically make a victory for Viktor Orbán appear to be the result of irregularities.
In this context, the Liberty Coalition sees its role as creating a common point of reference for all stakeholders through factual and verifiable evidence. The mission will be present at polling stations across the country on election day and will conduct consultations with election authorities, political parties, and civil society to ultimately provide a well-founded assessment of the integrity of the electoral process.
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