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2014 European Parliament election in Hungary

In 2014, Hungary had an important election to choose its representatives for the European Parliament. The European Parliament is like a big group of people from different countries in Europe who work together to make decisions that affect everyone.

In this election, the people of Hungary had the chance to choose who they wanted to be their representatives in the European Parliament. These representatives would then go and speak on behalf of the Hungarian people and try to make decisions that would benefit them.

Before the election, different political parties in Hungary campaigned to convince people to vote for them. They told the people what they believed in and what they would do if they were chosen to be representatives. This was like when you want to be class monitor, and you tell your classmates what you would do to make the classroom better.

On the day of the election, people in Hungary who were 18 years old or older got to go to special places called polling stations to cast their vote. These polling stations were like big rooms with tables and voting booths. People came one by one, got a special paper called a ballot, and went to the voting booth to mark who they wanted to vote for.

After people finished voting, the ballots were counted to see which political party got the most votes. The party that got the most votes would then get the most representatives in the European Parliament.

The 2014 European Parliament election in Hungary was important because it allowed the people to have a say in who represents them in Europe. It was a chance for the people to choose the politicians who would fight for their interests and make decisions that would affect their lives. This is why elections are important, because they give power to the people and help make sure that their voices are heard.