Hungarians Go To The Polls Today To Elect A Prime Minister And Parliament

BBC: Hungary election: Viktor Orban's Fidesz party hopes for third straight term

Voting is under way in Hungary, with opinion polls pointing to a third consecutive term for Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Mr Orban and his right-wing Fidesz party are 20 points or more ahead of the far-right Jobbik party and the centre-left Socialists.

Polling stations opened at 06:00 local time (04:00 GMT) on Sunday and will close at 19:00.

Preliminary results are expected one or two hours after voting ends.

While Fidesz is expected to win a parliamentary majority, analysts are eyeing the turnout and whether Mr Orban's party loses its "supermajority".

This is the two-thirds control of the 199-seat legislature that has allowed Fidesz to pass controversial laws putting pressure on the judiciary and the press.

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Update #1: Hungary votes, expected to grant third term to nationalist PM Orban (Reuters)
Update #2: Hungarians Go To The Polls In Test Of Orban, Fidesz Strength (RFE)

WNU Editor: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is very popular and is 20 points ahead in the polls.