Orban’s Fate At Stake in Record Hungarian Vote: What to Watch
Viktor Orban speaks to voters on April 11.
Photographer: Janos Kummer/Getty Images
Hungarians are voting in record numbers on Sunday in an election that could end Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year hold on power — and deprive Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump of their closest ally in Europe.
Orban faces his strongest challenge yet from a former ruling elite insider, Peter Magyar. Over the past two years, his Tisza party has rallied Hungarians by playing on discontent with rampant corruption, a cost-of-living crisis and the poor state of public services.