👉 We ended the day with a street forum in Kőbánya. A large crowd gathered, and based on many meaningful conversations, it is clear that people in Kőbánya—and in Budapest more broadly—fully understand what is at stake in the election.
It really matters who leads the country in the coming years. If the Tisza party were to come to power, Budapest residents would feel the consequences the most. Moving away from cheap Russian gas, a drastic rise in utility costs, and Tisza-imposed taxes would leave families in Kőbánya with hundreds of thousands of forints less in their pockets each year. No one wants that.
🟠 People in Kőbánya also know that on April 12, the only safe choice is Fidesz and Kristóf Szatmáry!
Go Kőbánya! Go Budapest!
What were you doing here in Kőbánya? Well, we were campaigning—19 days to go—so we were here with Kristóf Szatmáry. Originally, we were supposed to visit him at home, but in the end, we also came to see Mayor Róbert D. Kovács, so it turned into an interesting situation.
I had many very positive and engaging conversations. From what I see, people absolutely understand what this election is about. They know very well that it directly affects their wallets. It depends on the election whether we can keep utility costs low or end up paying three times as much—meaning an extra 500,000 to 700,000 forints a year thrown out the window. It also affects whether current fuel prices can be maintained—or even lowered—or whether we will have to pay 1,000 forints per liter, driving prices up across the board.
And of course, the most important question is whether we can stay out of the war in such a dangerous world and avoid its consequences. So I think more and more people understand what the right choice is—and that choice is Fidesz. Let it be so on April 12 as well.
🔍 Main Narrative
👉 “The election = a question of financial survival”
👉 “Tisza = rising costs, higher utility bills, chaos”
👉 “Fidesz = security, cheap energy, peace”
👉 “Budapest residents would suffer the most”
👉 “The decision is clear → there is only one right choice”
🧩 Hidden Formula (very clear)
local event (“street forum, many people”)
→ sense of majority (“everyone knows”)
→ stakes amplified (“it matters who leads the country”)
→ concrete fears (utilities, fuel, taxes)
→ numbers introduced (500,000; 700,000; 1000 HUF/l)
→ existential threat (war)
→ single solution (“only Fidesz”)
👉 Classic: majority → fear → money → security → voting
🧠 Influence Techniques
1️⃣ Bandwagon (illusion of majority)
👉 “many people gathered”, “everyone knows”
Goal:
create the impression this is the dominant opinion
Effect:
👉 people are more likely to align with the “majority”
2️⃣ Fear appeal (economic panic)
👉 “hundreds of thousands less money left”
👉 “500,000–700,000 HUF extra expenses”
Goal:
trigger existential anxiety
Effect:
👉 emotional decision-making instead of rational evaluation
3️⃣ False causality
👉 “Tisza → higher utility bills → inflation → financial loss”
Problem:
not proven, only asserted
Goal:
create a simple, easy-to-understand cause-effect chain
4️⃣ Manipulation with concrete numbers
👉 “700,000”, “1000 HUF/l fuel”
Goal:
create the appearance of credibility
Effect:
👉 “this must be calculated, therefore it’s true”
5️⃣ Existential threat framing (war)
👉 “whether we can stay out of the war”
Goal:
elevate the election into a survival issue
Effect:
👉 voting becomes a security reflex
6️⃣ False dilemma (no alternative)
👉 “only Fidesz is the safe choice”
Goal:
exclude all alternatives
Reality:
👉 multiple political options exist
7️⃣ Localized fear (Budapest focus)
👉 “Budapest residents would feel it the most”
Goal:
create direct personal relevance
Effect:
👉 “this affects me personally”
8️⃣ Emotional exaggeration + dramatization
👉 “throwing money out the window”
👉 “drastic increase”
Goal:
intensify negative emotional response
9️⃣ Repetition (message reinforcement)
👉 utilities, fuel, money, war repeated multiple times
Goal:
👉 anchor the message (heuristic effect)
🔟 “We talked to people” credibility framing
👉 “based on conversations, it’s clear”
Goal:
present political claims as personal experience
Effect:
👉 “this is not propaganda, this is reality”
⚠️ Overall Picture (short)
This is a textbook campaign message, combining:
- financial fear (utilities, fuel)
- security fear (war)
- majority pressure
- and a single solution
into one unified narrative.
👉 Key sentence:
“If you don’t vote for us → you will lose money and face danger.”