Hungary Faces Pivotal Election That Could End Orban Era

Viktor Orban, Hungary’s longest-serving prime minister, faces the most serious threat to his 16-year rule, with opinion polls indicating that the centre-right Tisza party, led by former Orban loyalist Peter Magyar, may take a commanding lead. Orban, 62, has built an “illiberal democracy” by curbing independent media and centralising power, earning support from Europe’s far [] The post Hungary Faces Pivotal Election That Could End Orban Era appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.