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Hungarians set to return maverick Orban to power in Sunday vote

Hungary's PM Orban prepares to cast his ballot during parliamentary elections in Budapest By Krisztina Than and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarians were set to return Prime Minister Viktor Orban to power for another four years in a parliamentary election on Sunday that was also expected to entrench the far-right Jobbik party as a political force. Orban, 50, has had repeated rows with the European Union and foreign investors, particularly over heavy taxes imposed on the country's mostly foreign-owned banks, telecoms and energy firms, and increased state control over the energy sector. Opinion polls show his Fidesz party is on course for a landslide victory. Two questions remain: whether Orban can retain his two-thirds majority in parliament, which allows him to change the constitution, and whether Jobbik can make a late surge and overtake the leftist opposition to become the second biggest political force.




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