Election 2014 – Party leaders cast votes

Budapest, April 6 (MTI) – Leaders of Hungary’s parliamentary parties cast their votes in the general election on Sunday.

Opposition E-PM leader Gordon Bajnai cast his vote at a polling place in Buda a few minutes after the polls opened at 6 in the morning. He said there could be a change of government if the participation rate was high enough. He added that the election would determine whether Hungary drifts in the direction of Ukraine or starts down the rough road towards Austria.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban visited his local polling station in the capital’s district twelve with his wife, Aniko Levai, casting his vote a few minutes before 8 in the morning. He told journalists afterward that he wished to see a high turnout. “I hope that a great many people will go [to vote], and that no matter what government is formed, it can start its work with a broad foundation of popular support,” Orban said.

Gabor Vona, the head of radical nationalist Jobbik, voted in Gyongyos in northern Hungary with his wife and young son a little after 8 in the morning. He told the press afterwards that he would not make a projection about the final results but he was certain that they would “cause a surprise.” Jobbik is planning to enter government, if this fails then the party will refuse to sign a coalition with either Fidesz or the Socialists and remain in opposition, he added.