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Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán's immediate future remains extremely challenging, even if he wins the election (Photo: Council of the European Union)

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Orbán faces toughest election challenge amid Ukraine war

Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán, widely-seen as an ally of both Russian president Vladimir Putin and former US president Donald Trump, is facing his toughest challenge since coming into power in 2010, from a united opposition, at the general election this Sunday (3 April).

Almost eight million Hungarian voters will elect 199 members of the National Assembly, currently dominated by government Fidesz loyalists.

A politically-charged referendum pushed by the government on the ...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán's immediate future remains extremely challenging, even if he wins the election (Photo: Council of the European Union)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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