Voters have been turning out in force for Hungary's election - in which right-wing nationalist Viktor Orban is likely to win a third term as prime minister.
BUDAPEST (RETUERS) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party was re-elected on Sunday (April 8) for a third successive term with a strong mandate, with preliminary results showing Fidesz possibly gaining a two-thirds majority in parliament.
With 74.6 per cent of votes counted, National Election Office data projected Fidesz winning 134 seats in the 199-seat parliament.
Nationalist Jobbik was projected to win 26 seats, with the Socialists in third place with 20 lawmakers.
Hungary’s right-wing Jobbik party came a distant second in Sunday elections, prompting the resignation of Jobbik’s chairman Gabor Vona.