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Orban's ruling party had 'undue advantage' in campaign -OSCE report

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reacts in front of supporters after the announcement of the partial results of parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Ubiquitous government advertising paid by the state gave Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party an undue advantage in the run-up to Sunday's vote, which gave Orban a fourth consecutive term in office, the OSCE election monitor said on Monday.

Nationalist Orban defied polls suggesting a tight race to score another landslide as voters endorsed his vision of a conservative, "illiberal" state and shrugged off concerns over Budapest's close ties with Moscow.

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