(ANSA) - BELGRADE, FEB 23 - After months of propaganda, Hungary's election campaign for the April 12 vote has officially begun. The run-up to the vote began within the legal deadline of signature collection: in the country, each candidate must collect 500 signatures to be placed on the ballot. 106 MPs are elected in single-member constituencies, while 93 are elected using party lists. With collection points spread across the country, the two major parties, Viktor Orban's Fidesz and Peter Magyar's Tisza, were able to collect all of their candidates' signatures in a matter of hours. Small parties, on the other hand, are having difficulty forming a quorum, and many of them—liberals, greens, and socialists—have decided not to run. Pollsters predict that, in addition to Fidesz and Tisza, only two parties will be able to pass the 5% threshold: the Democrats (DK) and the far-right Mi hazank. The main message of Orban's campaign is "peace": the current prime minister claims that if he does not win, Hungary will be dragged into the conflict in Ukraine, with young Hungarians forced to die on the front lines. Magyar, on the other hand, promises a more efficient and humane country, reviving the economy, healthcare, public education, and transportation systems that have been "in disrepair" for 16 years under Orban. (ANSA).