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Hungarians vote in parliamentary elections

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Hungarians are voting in parliamentary elections, with incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban projected to win.

According to AFP, Orban was predicted to triumph in Sunday’s elections after four years in office, with polls indicating that the only questions were whether Orban can retain his two-thirds parliamentary majority and if the far-right Jobbik might beat the centre-left opposition alliance into second place.
Voting stations opened at 6:00 am local time and were due to close at 7:00 pm local time, with exit polls expected soon afterwards.
Surveys in Hungary put the Fidesz party, on a commanding 46-51 percent. The centre-left coalition was trailing on 21-31 percent, with the far-right Jobbik very close behind on 15-21 percent.
The opposition is still hopeful of victory. Opposition leader Mesterhazy said on Saturday “I don’t care about the polls, people are afraid of expressing their views.”

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