During parliamentary elections in Hungary, underlying has been highest voter turnout for 20 years. According to DerWahlkommission had until 6.30 pm, around 68 percent of approximately eight million voters had cast ir votes. That was nine percentage points more than in 2014 at same time.

The polling venues closed at 19.00 CEST, according to state television, but in some districts election was extended due to large crowd. Accordingly, first results should come later.

Observers expect a victory from Viktor Orbánsrechtskonservativer Fidesz party – in polls it was 20 to 30 percentage points before right-wing extremist Jobbik and SozialistischenPartei. In a victory, Orbán will be able to compete with his fourth Amtszeitals prime minister.

"DieZukunft of country is at stake," said Orbán at a polling station in Budapest suburb of Zugliget. "We can trust in people, I will be his Entscheidungakzeptieren," said Orbán, who reigned in Hungary since 2010.

Allegations of corruption against Orbán's environment

The opposition is accusing Orbán of degrading democracy. Thus, letztenWahlkampfwochen of corruption accusations against politicians ausOrbáns narrowest environment were marked. According to this, Orbán should have distributed government resources and EU subsidies to oligarchs. European-Antikorruptionsbehörde OLAF is also determined in numerous MutmaßlichenMissbrauchsfällen in Hungary – in one is even OrbánsSchwiegersohn entangled. Orbán himself avoided subject of campaigning. Instead, he represented carefully inszeniertenWahlkampfveranstaltungen his anti-immigrant agenda. He said that admission of refugees demanded by EU threatens security and Christian identity of Hungary. He accused opposition of supporting this.

Gábor Vona, chief Derrechtsextremen Jobbik-party denies this. "Today Wirdentschieden wher Hungary becomes an immigration country or not – it does not want Hungary to become an immigration country," SagteVona at polling station in norrn Hungarian city of Gyöngyös. According to Ihmmüsse, it is not about immigration, but about high number of citizens who leave country in search of better paid work towards Western Europe. In a survey, many voters and Wähleran that y were concerned above all with problems such as poverty, corruption and Dasunterfinanzierte health system.

Voting system preferred Fidesz

In face of Derhohen turnout, Vona called for voting: "Now bittenwir all who want a change of government that is still abstimmenmüssen to go to election." Also top candidate Derlinksliberalen dialogue party, Gergely Karácsony, certainly expressed pleasure at high turnout "we celebrate democracy and it looks as if it will be a nice feast because so Vieledaran participate," he said.

Analystenzufolge, high turnout is probably not an indication of EineWechselstimmung in Hungary. "Surely a niedrigeBeteiligung would have used only Fidesz," said Gábor Győri VomMeinungsforschungsinstitut political solutions with reference to loyal followers of OrbánsPartei. According to Győri, SichOppositionsparteien may be pleased with a high level of participation, Abernoch says nothing about outcome of election.

This is also due to country's majority voting system introduced by DerFidesz, which gives OrbánsPartei an advantage over fragmented opposition. Neverless, Orbán could lose his two-thirds majority, which had enforced some of his most controversial legislative proposals.

Orbánsabschottende attitude in refugee policy and SeineEingriffe in judicial system and circumcision of press UndMeinungsfreiheit have caused severe criticism in or EU countries – EU Commission has complained against country, among or things. In case of right-wing forces in Europe, Orbán is einVorbild.

Date Of Update: 09 April 2018, 12:02