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Hungary: Far-right Jobbik wins first individual constituency seat

2015-04-13 12 Dailymotion

Hungary’s far-right Jobbik Party has won its first ever individual constituency seat in parliament, preliminary results show.<br /><br /> With 99 percent of the votes counted, Jobbik stood at 35.3 percent to the ruling Fidesz Party’s 34.4. <br /><br /> Lajos Rig snatched the seat in the western town of Tapolca with a majority of just under 100 votes.<br /><br /> It is a narrow victory, but one that represents the second straight by-election loss for Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government in two months.<br /><br /> “It was really close,” said Rig. “We were excited. Not only me, but my opponents, too. I think the locals have decided who to trust.”<br /><br /> Jobbik has grown in popularity in recent years, feeding off a series of policy blunders by Fidesz. <br /><br /> #Tapolca by-elec: Jobbik celebrates, prez Gábor Vona says their policy is legitimized, Jobbik able to be next gov pic.twitter.com/oalZD1NBb5— Mariann Őry (@otmarianna) April 12, 2015<br /><br /> Considered Europe’s most successful nationalist party, Jobbik has softened its rhetoric in rece

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