BUDAPEST — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán scored a crushing victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday, securing a fourth consecutive term for the populist Kremlin-friendly leader.
With over 90 percent of votes counted, an alliance dominated by Orbán’s right-wing Fidesz party was on track to win 135 seats in Hungary’s 199-seat parliament.
Since beginning a second stint in power in 2010, Orbán has repeatedly clashed with EU institutions — which have accused him of undermining democracy and the rule of law — while developing a close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“We have never perhaps looked as good as we do tonight,” Orbán told supporters in Budapest on Sunday
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