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Hungarian PM Orban loses two-thirds 'super-majority'
Hungary's governing party Fidesz has lost its two-thirds majority in parliament after a by-election defeat.
Sunday's by-election saw Fidesz lose a seat in the city of Veszprem to independent candidate Zoltan Kesz.
The so-called "super-majority" allowed Prime Minister Viktor Orban to pass a new constitution and other laws without support from other parties.
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Mr Kesz was an independent candidate but had the support of Hungary's left-wing opposition parties, which were heavily defeated by Fidesz in 2010 and have struggled to recover.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31576491
Sunday's by-election saw Fidesz lose a seat in the city of Veszprem to independent candidate Zoltan Kesz.
The so-called "super-majority" allowed Prime Minister Viktor Orban to pass a new constitution and other laws without support from other parties.
...
Mr Kesz was an independent candidate but had the support of Hungary's left-wing opposition parties, which were heavily defeated by Fidesz in 2010 and have struggled to recover.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31576491
That's good. The less power Fidesz has, the better.
