If this information is confirmed, this constitutes another interference in the electoral process and the perpetrators should be brought to justice immediately,
– said Weronika Przebierala in response to the Mediaworks Hírcentrum article. The article reports: left-wing prime ministerial candidate Péter Márki-Zay’s team committed severe election fraud. Over one million voters’ data was violated by a company, DatAdat, tied to former PM Gordon Bajnai, when they were sent SMS messages.
Today we found out about the Transylvanian ballots that were thrown out. We cannot underestimate these incidents; every detail of these cases must be investigated so it can be determined whether it is a forgery or provocation.
– added the deputy head of the electoral observation mission and Director of the International Law Office at the Ordo Iuris Polish research center. In connection with the mysterious ballots, Árpád Antal, mayor of Sfântu Gheorghe (Sepsiszentgyörgy) said: “This was clearly an organized provocation with the goal of invalidating the ballots arriving from outside Hungary.”
On Monday, as Mediaworks reported, online criminals hacked multiple Hungarian media platforms. Among these were Metropol, Nemzeti Sport, and 888.hu. Origo.hu reported that the left-wing criminals attacked the Mediaworks sites as well in an attempt to stifle conservative, right-wing voices. The hackers published information on the sites proclaiming that many of Márki-Zay’s campaign promises had already been fulfilled.
Weronika Przebierala said:
All such events must be equally condemned , regardless of what media platform fell victim. The right to choose your source of information cannot be called into question. The violation of this right, especially during an election campaign, is extremely dangerous. Moreover, to our knowledge, the perpetrator felt competent in deciding what was and was not true when they disparaged the portals.
Serious offenses in the final days
The Polish observer also condemned the fact that Fidesz’ website was hacked on Wednesday, making one of the governing party’s main communication channels inaccessible, and thereby disrupting the campaign. “This is another serious interference with the election process: the offense of taking away voters’ right to inform themselves becomes even more grave in the days leading up to the elections. It is obvious that campaigns have a significant impact on voter decisions,” she told our paper.