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Hungary PM Viktor Orban defeated in bellwether byelection

Budapest [Hungary], Feb. 26 (ANI): Hungary's ruling party lost in a local byelection, with expected challenges ahead for Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

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Hungary PM Viktor Orban defeated in bellwether byelection

Budapest [Hungary], Feb. 26 (ANI): Hungary's ruling party lost in a local byelection, with expected challenges ahead for Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

With only weeks to go before a general election, Orban, known for his fierce anti-migrant, populist rhetoric, will seek a third consecutive term in an election on 8 April.

Marki-Zay, who ran as an independent but was backed by the full spectrum of the opposition, won 57.5 percent of the votes, against 41.5 percent for ruling party Fidesz candidate Zoltan Hegedus, with 92 percent of the votes counted, reported The Guardian.

The result was a shock for Fidesz's supporters, particularly because Hodmezovasarhely is home to key Orban ally Janos Lazar, who heads the prime minister's office. In the last local election in 2014, Fidesz won with 61 percent of votes.

The Fidesz party has been polling around 50 percent although a corruption scandal involving Orban's son-in-law, and a row over an alleged government cover-up of refugee intake numbers have provided unexpected hurdles for the government in recent weeks. (ANI)

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