BUDAPEST: Hungary's strongman premier Viktor Orban will be formally re-elected for a third straight term Tuesday with the country's beleaguered opposition facing an uncertain future. Meanwhile several hundred anti-government protesters formed a human chain around parliament in a symbolic protest late Monday. They are part of a grassroots civil protest movement that has sprung up since April's parliamentary election, with opposition party leaders still reeling from the results. Since the vote Orban has pledged to govern in the interests of all Hungarians, but has also called his triumph "the biggest mandate" since the switch from communism in 1990. "Coordinated parliamentary and street opposition will have to be built up together during the coming years," he said.

Source: Bangkok Post May 08, 2018 03:45 UTC