President Orban? Hungary’s Leader Plots Post-Election Future
Trailing in the polls, the EU’s longest-serving leader and nationalist firebrand is considering how to stick around.
Viktor Orban, Hungary's prime minister, waves to supporters in front of the parliament building in Budapest on the Oct. 23 national holiday.
Photographer: Akos Stiller/BloombergPrime Minister Viktor Orban is exploring how to keep his grip on Hungary regardless of the outcome of an election due in April.
With some polls showing a double-digit lead for the opposition, Orban is toying with the idea of assuming the presidency and rewriting laws to make it into the most powerful office in the country, according to a person familiar with the situation who asked not to be identified.