Voting is under way in Hungary, where the prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is seeking to win a third consecutive term. After running a campaign almost exclusively focused on the threat posed by migration, Orbán’s Fidesz party is expected to win a majority in parliament. The opposition was also buoyed by a surprisingly high turnout during the first hours of voting. “If the levy breaks, if they open the borders, if migrants enter the country, there is no way back.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Hungary’s Fidesz party has been running on an anti-migrant message. At a minimum, the opposition hopes to deprive Fidesz of its two-thirds majority, which allows changes to the constitution.

Source: The Guardian April 08, 2018 04:52 UTC