Hungarians are voting in a parliamentary election that will determine if Prime Minister Viktor Orban will win a third term.
VIKTOR ORBAN PRIME MINISTER & FIDESZ CANDIDATE "We have said everything about what is at stake. The future of the country is at stake. We are not simply electing parties, government, and the Prime Minister but also the future of the country."
Opinion polls have consistently put Orban and his right-wing Fidesz party 20 points or more ahead of their nearest rivals. Orban has clashed with EU institutions over his anti-immigration rhetoric, and efforts to clamp down on civil society. A strong victory could embolden him to put more muscle into a Central European alliance against the EU's migration policies. While Fidesz led all opinion polls before the vote, there is a small chance that the fragmented opposition could strip Fidesz of its parliament majority if voters frustrated with Orban's policies choose tactical voting in the 106 constituencies.