Viktor Orban has claimed a decisive victory and is set for a third term as Hungarian prime minister, after preliminary results show his Fidesz party taking an overwhelming majority of at least 134 seats in the 199-seat parliament.
“We have won… Hungary has won a great victory,” Orban told a crowd of cheering supporters at a Sunday night rally, who responded by spontaneously singing the country’s national anthem.
According to preliminary results of Sunday’s parliamentary election, the incumbent Prime Minister’s Fidesz party secured over 48 percent of the vote. The far-right Jobbik party received roughly 20 percent in the early results, while the Socialists are looking to come in third, with roughly 12 percent.
Fidesz predicted to have constitutional 2/3 majority in Parliament again. Jobbik will be the strongest opposition party. Socialists, Democratic Coalition and LMP will also enter Parliament. pic.twitter.com/yBO4hqfVOO
— András Szabó (@AndrasSzab) April 8, 2018
With more than 90 percent of votes counted, the Fidesz party is expected to take 134 seats out of the parliament’s 199. The far-right Jobbik party will secure roughly 26 seats.
Following Orban’s victory speech, Jobbik’s leader, Gabor Vona, announced that he will resign following his party’s defeat. “Once again Fidesz has sadly won,” he told his supporters on Sunday night, according to the Guardian.
The prime minister’s campaign has been centered on anti-immigration policies. “High turnout has cast aside all doubts,” Orban noted on Sunday night, after election officials announced a 68 percent poll attendance of some 8.3 million eligible voters.
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