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Hungary elections 2018

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Can Hungary survive Viktor Orban?

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Which parliaments most closely resemble the vote of the people?

Euronews looked at election results across the EU to see if winning parties' share of the vote tallied with the number of parliamentary seats it was awarded. Hungary, Lithuania and Poland saw the widest gaps — while Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark followed the popular vote most closely.

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Hungary: Tens of thousands in anti-Orban protest

Demonstrators denounced the electoral system under which Prime Minister Viktor Orban's right-wing government was returned to power with a landslide last weekend

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Anti-government protest in Hungary draws thousands

Thousands of Hungarians — the majority from younger generations — gathered in central Budapest to protest against what they consider an "unfair election system" that gave Viktor Orban a landslide victory in last Sunday's elections.

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Hungary should ‘close the door’ on its fake party corruption problem

Anti-corruption campaigners are to call on Hungary’s new government to ‘close on the door’ on election-related corruption.

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Orban's victory: migration crisis 'changed the game'

With Hungary's Viktor Orban sealing a third consecutive election win, what should Europe take from it?

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Contrasting views of Hungarians after the election result

Most people living in the capital are in deep shock while residents in rural areas are satisfied with the result.

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Hungary's political parties make last pitch to voters

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban eyes third consecutive term.

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Hungarian nationalist Prime Minister Orban on track for third straight term

After a campaign in which Orban has positioned himself as a saviour of Hungary's Christian culture against Muslim migration into Europe, all opinion polls put his Fidesz party well in the lead.

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Sunday's election in Hungary will be a barometer of nationalist sentiment

Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party sees itself as a defender of Hungary against Europe and Muslim migrants

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On the road with Hungary's Two-tailed Dog Party

Euronews sees Hungary's election outsiders tackle rubbish and inner-city gardening, as the Two-tailed Dog Party bids for votes in Sunday's election.

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Migration dominates in run-up to Hungary's election

Orban's Fidesz party uses the issue to occupy the far right ground while the traditional far-right Jobbik re-brands itself as more centrist

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Will Hungary's undecided voters tip the election?

With only a few days to go before Hungary's general election, the country's future appears to be in the hands of undecided voters, according to some polls.

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Fake political parties are ‘conning Hungary out of millions of euros'

Fake political parties are being set up ahead of elections in Hungary in a bid to cheat the public purse out of up to €9.5 million, it’s been claimed.

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Hungary election: What next for stormy relations with EU?

With Orban's FIdesz party tipped for another election win, the spotlight's turned on Hungary's future role in Europe

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Could a man in a chicken costume be voted into the Hungarian Parliamen

By far the most feathered candidate running for MP in the Hungarian election, József Tichy-Rács tells Euronews exactly what inspired him to don a chicken suit and enter April's political race.