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Orban's Fidesz nabs 13 of Hungary's 21 EU seats
Turnout highest for an EU parliament election in Hungary
27 May, 11:47
(ANSA-AP) - BRUSSELS, MAY 27 - Hungary's National Election
Office says Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party
has won 13 of Hungary's 21 seats in the EU parliament, one seat
more than in the 2014 vote.
With 99.9% of the votes counted Sunday evening, former
Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's Democratic Coalition
has won four seats and the liberal Momentum Movement has
captured two seats.
Both the left-wing/green coalition of the Socialist and
Dialogue parties, and the right-wing Jobbik party got one seat
each, worse than expected.
Voter turnout was above 43%, the highest for an EU parliament
election in Hungary, which first took part in the balloting in
2004. (ANSA-AP).
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