A historic landslide!

2010 marks 20 years since the fall of communism in Hungary, and one group was that was definitely celebrating was the opposition Fidesz-KDNP Christian conservative alliance. In the 6 free elections since the fall of communism, Fidesz-KDNP notched the greatest electoral victory by any political group, taking advantage of a disastrous 4 years for the governing Socialists (MSZP). With nearly 53% of the votes and 263 of the 386 seats in parliament, they clear the threshold for a two-thirds majority (258 seats), becoming the first non-coalition government to do so, and this is the threshold required to institute (some would say much-needed) constitutional reforms. Now, Hungary has a very complex electoral system (they have single-member seats, list seats, and so-called "compensation" seats, and you need at least 5% of the vote to be eligible for list and compensation seats). However, there is one image that can greatly display the nature of the Fidesz-KDNP victory: the single-member seats.

Orange is Fidesz-KDNP (173 + 87 list + 3 compensation = 263) 
Red is the governing MSZP (2 + 46 list + 21 compensation = 59) 
White is an independent
Black is the city of Budapest (see inset map)

Parties that did not win single-member seats:
Far-right party Jobbik (18 list + 29 compensation = 47)
Green party LMP (5 list + 11 compensation = 16)

A nigh on clean sweep! Here's to hoping this new government can live up to expectations and make daily life easier for the average Hungarian. And, as it is a Christian conservative alliance, I'm hoping they can uphold some traditional values too (and throttle Jobbik in the process, since they are quite possibly racist).