European MEPs call for election observation mission to Hungary

Letter to head of Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights comes amid fears over democracy standards

A cross-party group of MEPs has called for a large-scale election observation mission to Hungary, citing fears about democratic standards.

Hungarians go to the polls on 3 April in parliamentary elections that will decide the fate of the incumbent prime minister, Viktor Orban, whose last 12 years in office have seen tighter executive control over courts, a withering of independent media and widespread concerns about corruption and cronyism.