The campaign period for the April parliamentary elections in Hungary began this weekend. Posters can now be put up, campaigning is free and candidates are now collecting their recommendation forms from local election offices.
Individual candidates must collect at least 500 valid signatures to be on the ballot paper. They must be registered by 6 March at the latest, and the nomination forms must also be delivered to the electoral offices by that date. This gives candidates and their supporting parties two weeks to collect signatures.
