Orban Rallies Europe’s ‘Illiberal’ Forces for 2019 Elections
- Focus must be on ballot for European Parliament, Orban says
- Orban emboldened by shift to right in Italy, Austrian votes
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, emboldened by the surge of right-wing parties across Europe, called for a united front by “illiberal” forces to win control in next year’s European Parliament elections.
Having solidified his rule at home in the past eight years and reelected in April, Orban set his sights on wider dominance for his version of "Christian democracy," that he sees opposed with multiculturalism and liberal values.