With nearly all the votes counted in Hungary’s second round of parliamentary elections, the Fidesz Party, led by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, won more than two-thirds of the votes.
Fidesz won 263 of the 386 parliamentary seats, the Socialist Party won 59, and the far-right Jobbik Party, criticized for its anti-Semitism, won 47.
The Fidesz win ends the ruling Socialist Party’s eight-year reign and establishes a non-coalition government, giving Fidesz the authority to reform laws and regulate economics.
Reviving the Hungarian economy will be no easy task. The country was hit hard by the 2008 financial crisis, and now faces a large deficit and high unemployment.
Fidesz won 263 of the 386 parliamentary seats, the Socialist Party won 59, and the far-right Jobbik Party, criticized for its anti-Semitism, won 47.
The Fidesz win ends the ruling Socialist Party’s eight-year reign and establishes a non-coalition government, giving Fidesz the authority to reform laws and regulate economics.
Reviving the Hungarian economy will be no easy task. The country was hit hard by the 2008 financial crisis, and now faces a large deficit and high unemployment.