'Attack' hits Hungary primary polls aimed to challenge Orban: oppositionAfter years of bickering, the opposition is hoping to push long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orban from powerBUDAPEST - Hungary's first-ever primary elections to find a candidate to challenge right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban got off to a rocky start on Saturday with voting suspended due to what organisers said was a suspected cyber attack. "No matter what attack comes or where it comes from, there is no force capable of stopping this historical process," the six-party opposition alliance said in a statement. Electoral changes brought in under Orban handed Fidesz powerful parliamentary "super majorities" in 2014 and 2018, despite winning less than half of the vote. The primaries allow opposition voters to select single candidates to take on both Orban himself as well as Fidesz rivals in each of Hungary's 106 electoral districts. - Unpredictable general election -Polls so far indicate an unpredictable parliamentary election next April for the first time since Orban came to power.

Source: Bangkok Post September 18, 2021 21:00 UTC