US EditionHungarians Vote in Landmark Election Closely Watched by EU, Russia and U.S.
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Hungary votes with Orban's rule at stake
Hungarians began voting on Sunday in closely watched parliamentary elections that could end nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's 16-year stint in power as a self-described "thorn" in the EU's side. US President Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind the EU's current longest-serving leader, who maintains close ties to Russia. The vote is closely followed abroad, particularly across the rest of Europe. Opinion polls suggest the Tisza party…
Viktor Orbán is looking for a fifth consecutive term as Prime Minister of Hungary. For 16 years in office, he has transformed his small Central European country from a flourishing Western democracy into an intolerant, providing a populist governance model...
Hungarians have flocked to the polling stations to vote in what is being described as a fateful election. “People are patient even though the lines are long,” says the election observer from Grimstad.
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