No exit poll and election silence. This is what the elections in Hungary look like

In Hungary, exit polls are not published after voting in parliamentary elections and there is no electoral silence. In the event of a small difference in votes, the result may be announced even six days after the vote, on Saturday, after 100 percent counting. votes – reported the National Electoral Office (NVI).

Voting will start on Sunday at 6 and will last until 19. Voters waiting in line at 19 will be able to vote, but after the polls close, queuing will be prohibited.

The counting of votes will begin immediately after 19, therefore the preliminary results – together with the percentage of votes counted – should be published around 20 – NVI reported.

Votes cast abroad must arrive in the country no later than the fourth day after the election and be counted no later than April 18. In the event of a similar number of votes cast for the largest lists, it is possible that the final result will be presented only on Saturday after the elections.

More than 90% of the votes are expected to be counted on election night. votes cast in the country.

The National Assembly (Orszaggyules), the unicameral parliament of Hungary, has 199 deputies, 106 of whom are elected in single-member constituencies, and the remaining 93 – from national party lists. In each district, the candidate who receives the most votes wins, even if he or she does not obtain a majority.

Exit polls are not conducted in the country.

Hungarian electoral law also does not provide for electoral silence. The campaign lasts until the polls close on Sunday at 19. On voting day, however, political agitation is prohibited within 150 meters of polling stations.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the chairman of the opposition TISZA party, Peter Magyar, are planning their final campaign events for Saturday evening. Orban will meet with his supporters in Budapest, and Magyar – in Debrecen, Hungary's second-largest city.

Politicians and their camps will wait for the results of the elections in Budapest. Fidesz will organize the election evening in the Balna complex on the Danube, and Tisza members will organize it in Batthyany Square, located opposite the seat of the Hungarian Parliament.

In recent weeks, most independent polls have shown support for Tisza at between 49 and 58 percent. among decisive voters, with support for Fidesz ranging between 35 and 38 percent. Opinion polls also showed growing support for the opposition while the popularity of the ruling party was declining.

Polls from centers linked to the government show Fidesz's advantage, amounting to several percentage points.

Jakub Bawołek from Budapest (PAP)

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