Orban’s Election Fate Lies in the Hands of Hungary’s Poorest

Villages like Izsofalva in northeastern Hungary are among the most deprived parts of the country, still scarred by the shuttering of the coal mines that sustained them long ago.

They are now in the spotlight of a heated election campaign as Prime Minister Viktor Orban mounts a last-ditch attempt to fight off the biggest challenge to his 16-year rule in Sunday’s vote.