Hungary heads to polls as record turnout looms
TL;DR
Polls opened at 6am for Hungary's parliamentary election with a record turnout expected; early figures show 3.46% voting by 7am, 16.9% by 9am, and 37.98% by 11am among about 7.5 million eligible voters, as PM Viktor Orbán and opposition leader Péter Magyar cast ballots. Fears of fraud have spurred watchdog efforts and roughly 900 foreign observers are registered.
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