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Hungary, five parties running in the elections

(ANSA) - BUDAPEST, MAR 7 - With the close of signature collection, it is final that there will be five parties running on the ballot in Hungary's April 12 decisive vote for Prime Minister Viktor Orban. In addition to Orban's Fidesz and Peter Magyar's Tisza (Freedom and Honor), the two big parties, three smaller formations have also succeeded in gathering the necessary signatures: the far-right Patria nostra (Mi hazank) party, a left-wing party, the Democrats (Dk), and an actionist, anti-elitist party, the Double-tailed Dog (Kètfarku kutyapart). According to the polls, of the three, only the right-wing extremists have a real chance of passing the 5 percent bar, and sending deputies to the future parliament, where they can help the Fidesz against the Tisza bloc. Instead, the candidates of the Democrats and Shareholders will compete in uninominal constituencies with those of the Tisza, risking opposition victory against Orban. The fate of the elections, with the mixed system in place, will be decided precisely in the uninominal constituencies: to win, one must win at least 56-58 out of 106 constituencies. Magyar has asked small parties not to run to help regime change, but according to Klara Dobrev, leader of the Democrats, without the left, Orban cannot be beaten. (ANSA).

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