Four of the eleven manipulative questions in this vote related to Ukraine and its European integration.
On January 25, the Hungarian government published the results of the so-called “national consultation” – a survey on 11 questions on the war in Ukraine, as well as on the EU and foreign and economic policy. The media has already noted that this vote cannot be verified in any way. This was reported by European Truth.
The results of the “consultation” indicate that on each of the 11 issues, an absolute majority – 97.5% or more – supported the position of the Hungarian government.
The ruling Fidesz party says 98% of Hungarian voters support “a cease-fire and peace with our neighbor” instead of arms supplies, as well as against “migrant ghettos” and for “tightening the child protection provision.”
More than 1.5 million participants are said to have voted in the “national consultation.” This is less than 15% of registered Hungarian voters and almost the same number that voted in the previous “consultation”.
The media has previously established that it is possible to vote in the “consultation” several times and even without Hungarian citizenship, which allows one to express reasonable doubts about the representativeness of such a vote.
Questions related to the war in Ukraine and Israel, Ukraine’s accession to the EU, as well as utility bills, frozen interest rates, income tax, foreign influence in Hungarian politics and legislation on child protection.
There are four questions related to Ukraine, and all of them are formulated in a manipulative way. For example, one of the questions is: “Would you allow Ukraine, currently at war, to become a full member of the European Union and bring the war home?“
As we have already written, the Hungarian government organized the so-called “national consultation” with an emphasis on issues concerning Ukraine and its membership in the EU. However, foreign nationals can technically participate in them, and the “consultations” themselves have no safeguards against repeated voting.
Source: korrespondent
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