Orban’s Fidesz has likely overspent in Hungary’s election campaign
31 Mar 2022
Fidesz itself seems to have violated the spending cap of HUF 1.177 bn, just with its billboard ads worth HUF 1.4 bn. Altogether pro-government forces have spent HUF 3bn on outdoor ads in March.
Elections in Hungary are held this Sunday. Pro-government forces have spent almost eight times as much on outdoor advertisement in the ongoing Hungarian election campaign than the opposition. Fidesz itself seems to have violated the spending cap of HUF 1.177 bn, just with its billboard ads worth HUF 1.4 bn. Altogether pro-government forces have spent HUF 3bn on outdoor ads in March. The opposition is lagging behind with HUF 390 million according to a flash report by K-Monitor, Political Capital and Transparency International Hungary summarizing data on outdoor advertising in Hungary’s election campaign.