Despite a marked increase in Nazi influence, the Government bloc’s majority in the next Parliament probably will be 199 as against a maximum opposition strength of 61, late Hungarian election returns indicated tonight. It was predicted, moreover, that in reality the Nazis would be able to count on considerably less than 61 votes, since most of the other opposition parties are totally different from the Nazis in fundamental point of view.
Nevertheless, there was no doubt that the extremist factions had won a marked victory. In the Budapest area alone, for example, the Arrow Crosses and other associated Nazi groups, who previously had no representation, captured 17 parliamentary seats. The Nazi factions will appear in Parliament wearing green-shirted uniforms, with military breeches and boots.
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