Orban Says He Doesn’t Plan Presidential System Switch in Hungary

Viktor Orban in Budapest on Jan. 5.Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he’s not planning a transition to a presidential system ahead of parliamentary elections expected in April.

“Hungary has a prime ministerial system, not a presidential one,” Orban told reporters on Monday in Budapest. The premier, whose ruling party is trailing in most polls, added that the current political system was “here to stay.”