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Hungarian PM Viktor Orban calls on country to cast their votes

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has asked for widespread support in the country’s ongoing parliamentary elections, in order to continue his political programme. <br /><br />The leader of conservative-right party Fidesz is ahead of his rivals by some margin, according to opinion polls. <br /><br />Orban told reporters: “A higher turnout would allow stronger governance. It really matters how big the majority is on which the parliamentary majority is formed. So I hope many voters will turn up to cast their votes, and whatever government is formed, it can start working with strong public support and experience.”<br /><br />One of the main opposition candidates, Socialist leader Attila Mesterhazy arrived at a polling station in western Hungary with his family to cast his vote. Latest opinion polls put him on around 20 percent of the vote.<br /><br />But he could be pushed all the way by Gabor Vona, the leader of Hungary’s far-right party Jobbik. Currently on around 14 percent, a strong late surge could still produce a real upset. But even coming just behind the Socialists would count as a victory for Jobbik, who have been accused of anti-Semitic views and stirring up antipathy to the country’s Roma minority. <br /><br />Whoever wins, the country hopes for modern progress without abandoning their traditional values.

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