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Hungary's Upcoming Elections May Unseat Orban After 16 Years

Apr 1, 2026 | 16:44 GMT

 A campaign billboard featuring a portrait of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is seen in Budapest's 3rd district on March 27, 2026.
A campaign billboard featuring a portrait of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is seen in Budapest's 3rd district on March 27, 2026.

(ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images)

Hungary's upcoming parliamentary elections could put a pro-EU government in power after more than a decade of euroskeptic, nationalist rule under Prime Minister Viktor Orban, but the Fidesz party's entrenched control over national institutions and legal levers would still significantly constrain reforms and could even enable the party to obstruct the transition of power altogether. ...

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