France, April 12 -- It was still chilly at around six o'clock this morning when polling stations opened in the Hungarian capital. In Budapest's 7th District, polling station No. 002 has been set up in a day care centre for elderly people on Dohany Street.

Pale neon light shone over the tables. "Not many people have come yet," the bureau director told RFI - a short man in his late fifties. He expects turnout to pick up later in the morning, and especially in the late afternoon.

At 7:30 just a handfull of people had cast their ballots - they seemed to be in a hurry, with their IDs verified and ballots cast within seconds.

The choice for voters is relatively simple, with five parties on the ballot.

List no.1 is the Hungarian Two-Tai...