Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (C) speaks to supporters of his ruling Fidesz-KDNP party alliance during the European Parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary on May 26, 2019. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz-KDNP party alliance won a landslide victory securing 52.1 percent of the votes, according to official figures here on Sunday in the European Parliament (EP) elections, in line with expectations. (Xinhua/Attila Volgyi)
BUDAPEST, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz-KDNP party alliance won a landslide victory securing 52.1 percent of the votes, according to official figures here on Sunday in the European Parliament (EP) elections, in line with expectations.
The turnout had been a record of 43.36 percent.
Fidesz-KDNP party alliance won the elections with 52.1 percent, according to the preliminary figures given by the National Election Office (NVI), earning 13 seats, just as the majority of pollsters had predicted before the elections. The ruling party alliance's campaign was focused on a strong anti-migration message.
The second was the Democratic Coalition (DK), a pro-European party, that called for the "United States of Europe" in its campaign. They gained a surprise 16.3 percent (versus around 10 in the polls) that earned them four seats in the EP.
The third place went to Momentum, a young liberal formation, also pro-European, they can send two deputies with their score of 9.9 percent.
The alliance of leftist Socialist (MSZP) and green liberal Parbeszed (Dialogue) secured only one seat with 6.7 percent, just like the nationalist Jobbik, with 6.4 percent.
Polls suggested close to 10 percent for Jobbik and the socialists, and only around 5 percent for Momentum.
