Hungary re-elects ruling party in parliamentary vote, far-right gains support
Hungarians re-elected Viktor Orban, who led the country out of crisis and resisted Brussels’
influence, as prime minister, early parliamentary election results showed. Meanwhile, the
far-right Jobbik party gained substantial political power.
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New electoral law
Meanwhile, voting has been underway since 0400 GMT at 10,000 polling stations. The
unofficial result will be announced on Sunday night. This time Hungarians will have a new
system of voting. Under the new electoral law there are only 199 seats instead of the
previous 386. The constituency seats have been also reduced to 106 from the previous 176.
There will be no more 2-round systems. The turnout percentage is no longer necessary.
Earlier, 50 percent turnout was needed for the first round and 25 percent for the second.
For the first time, there will be a vote for ethnic Hungarians, who were locked outside
Hungary’s redrawn borders after World War I, although they are not likely to have a major
impact on the election’s outcome.
A total of 23 parties will apply to 18 provincial electoral lists, with 1,554 individual candidates.
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