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In the Hungarian parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party, which has been in power since 2010, has once again won a two-thirds majority. The broad opposition alliance behind opposition candidate Péter Márki-Zay was unable to achieve a breakthrough. Commentators assess the outcome also in terms of attitudes towards Russia.

It could be a close race: Emmanuel Macron's lead against Marine Le Pen is narrowing. According to a poll from Sunday (Ifop), the incumbent president is at 27 percent while the Rassemblement National candidate is at 22 percent, leading to speculation in the European press about a potential victory for Le Pen in the second round of voting.

During the Fifa Congress in Doha, the president of international football's governing body Gianni Infantino announced he will seek a third term in office in 2023. The press is not very enthusiastic and criticises his failure to distance himself from autocracies.

Russia has passed a decree stipulating that in future purchases of Russian gas must be paid for in roubles through an account at Gazprombank. The decree takes effect this Friday. Moscow's demand has been categorically rejected by important customers such as Germany and France. Europe's press takes very different views on who will suffer most as a result of the decree.