EP Elections – Deadline For Submitting Lists Over

(MTI) – The deadline for parties submitting their lists of candidates for the European parliamentary elections ended at 4pm on Tuesday, the National Election Office said.

The parties wishing to field candidates for the elections had to collect 20,000 signatures in support of their lists.

The election office said it registered the election lists of five parties. These include that of the co-ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats, the opposition Socialists, radical nationalist Jobbik and opposition E-PM and the Democratic Coalition (DK).

According to information posted by the office at 4pm on its website, four more parties and formations, including opposition LMP, the New Hungary Party, the Modern Hungary Movement and the Homeland Is Not For Sale Movement, submitted their lists.

The EP elections will be held in Hungary on May 25.

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Source: http://mtva.hu/hu/hungary-matters