Hungary Opposition Decries Mail-In Ballots as Burnt Stash Found

Hungary’s opposition demanded that all mail-in ballots be ignored in Sunday’s high-stakes general election after batches of them were reportedly found burned and dumped in a field in neighboring Romania.

The purported ballots were found near the city of Targu Mures, Romania, which has a large ethnic Hungarian community, local news website punctul.ro reported on Thursday. It also published a video showing what appeared to be ballots filled with votes for the opposition. Romanian police said they had launched an investigation after discovering unsealed envelopes containing ballots in a field.