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Thu 06 Jun 2009Far-right Hungarian party poised to enter EU parliament
HUNGARY’S FAR-RIGHT Jobbik party appears poised to win its first seat in the European Parliament this weekend, capitalising on public disillusionment with many mainstream parties and fears over rising unemployment, crime and ethnic tension.
Surveys suggest Jobbik will come third in Sunday’s vote behind the expected runaway winner, the centre-right Fidesz opposition party, and the governing Socialists, whose support has plunged to an all-time low as Hungary slips into its deepest recession in two decades.
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