Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Monday congratulated his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban on a third consecutive election victory.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (right), the leader of the Fidesz party, and Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen (left), the head of the Christian Democratic Party (KDNP), celebrate the win of Fidesz and the Christian Democrats coalition in general elections in Hungary on Sunday. Photo: EPA/Zoltan Mathe HUNGARY

Orban’s ruling Fidesz party secured a third successive term with a strong mandate in Sunday’s parliamentary elections.

Morawiecki tweeted that "the path of reform is never easy" but that “the support of the majority of society shows that this effort is worth making.”

He also wished Orban “nothing but success, for Hungary and for Europe” in his new term.

With 96.24 percent of ballots counted by Monday morning, official election data projected Fidesz and its Christian Democrat coalition partner KDNP winning a two-thirds majority in the country's parliament.

(gs/pk)

Source: IAR