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Hungary, Orban and his Fidesz party electoral victory
Right-wing nationalist Jobbik party placed second
09 April, 11:46
(ANSA-AP) - BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's right-wing Fidesz
party won a landslide victory in a parliamentary election on
Sunday, giving Prime Minister Viktor Orban a strengthened hand
in his battles against the European Union and civic rights
groups at home.
Fidesz and its small ally, the Christian Democrat party, won a two-thirds majority, which is enough to make changes to the constitution.
Orban late Sunday celebrated what he called a "decisive victory." The right-wing nationalist Jobbik party placed second with 26 seats, while a Socialist-led, left-wing coalition came in third with 20 seats.
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Fidesz and its small ally, the Christian Democrat party, won a two-thirds majority, which is enough to make changes to the constitution.
Orban late Sunday celebrated what he called a "decisive victory." The right-wing nationalist Jobbik party placed second with 26 seats, while a Socialist-led, left-wing coalition came in third with 20 seats.
