With a medium-scale turnout the current governing party could obtain a simple majority he added. ”If the turnout is high, the scale may swing, but even then there is still the question of how this divided opposition can group a relative majority under one political flag,” he said.

Galló expects a sharp campaign as the stakes are high: never has there been a party or a party alliance that was able to govern for three terms and never has the opposition been in such a poor position as now. The elections will be make or break for many ”small parties” as it will then turn out whether they can win seats in Parliament.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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