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Hungary’s Orban set for tricky term after landslide election win

The Hungarian strongman will have to adjust his government’s outlook, pundits on both sides of the fence say.

Al Jazeera

Hungary's Orban popular at home, isolated abroad after win

As he prepares to continue his autocratic governance of Hungary for another four years, Viktor Orban faces a shattered opposition at home but an increasingly isolated position abroad

The Independent UK

Viktor Orban calls Zelensky an ‘opponent’ after Hungary election win

‘This was a huge victory. They can see it from the moon, but certainly from Brussels as well,’ says Hungarian leader

The Independent UK

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Hungary opposition leader admits defeat in Sunday's election

Hungarian opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay admitted defeat in Sunday's parliamentary elections in which Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party was on track for its fourth successive landslide victory.

Reuters

Hungarians flock to polls in vote overshadowed by Ukraine war as Orban seeks new term

The party of nationalist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has taken the lead in partial results from the country's general election on Sunday, the national election office said.

France 24

Polls close in Hungary as Orban seeks a fourth term

Opposition parties unite to challenge Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is hoping to extend his 12-year term.

Al Jazeera

Hungary's opposition leader rallies voters in last anti-Orban campaign event

Hungary heads to the polls on Sunday to elect its next prime minister. The choice is between incumbent Victor Orban, who controls the media and seems unharmed despite his close relationship with Russia's Vladimir Putin, or Peter Marki-Zay, a dynamic former marketing manager who has united a mosaique of opposition…

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Hungarians head to polls in the shadow of war in Ukraine

Polls opened across Hungary early Sunday as voters in the Central European country were faced with a choice: taking a chance on a diverse, Western-looking coalition of opposition parties, or granting nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban a renewed mandate with a fourth consecutive term in office

The Independent UK

Orban scores crushing victory as Ukraine war solidifies support

Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban scored a fourth consecutive landslide win in Sunday's election, as voters endorsed his ambition of a conservative, "illiberal" state and shrugged off concerns over Budapest's close ties with Moscow.

Reuters

Opposition vows end to Orban's autocratic rule in Hungary

Opposition parties made their final appeal to Hungarian voters ahead of Sunday's fiercely fought national election

The Independent UK

Two European strongmen bid to keep power in the shadow of war

Two of Europe’s most dominant leaders are bidding to keep their grip on power in elections that have put a spotlight on their close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin after his invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Hungary set to vote in key general election

Although Viktor Orban is facing his toughest election since 2010, polls suggest the incumbent will win.

Al Jazeera

Hungary’s opposition leader Marki-Zay faces Orban, tough electoral map in key vote

Hungarians vote in a parliamentary election on Sunday with polls giving the edge to incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban. But for the first time in its 12 years in power, the ruling Fidesz party will face a united opposition coalition led by Peter Marki-Zay.

France 24

Hungary's alliances on the ballot ahead of tight election

As Hungary's nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, seeks a fourth straight term in office, a coalition of opposition parties are framing the Sunday election as a referendum on Hungary's future in the West

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Reuters

Orban's dream of two decades in power hangs in the balance in Hungarian ballot

After his third consecutive landslide victory in 2018, Hungary's Viktor Orban said his strong new mandate allowed him to plan for 12 years ahead, aiming for an unbroken two-decade spell in power in the former communist Central European country.

Al Jazeera

Hungary’s parliamentary elections: All you need to know

Hungarians go to polls on April 3 to choose between ‘more autocratisation or re-democratisation’, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

Hungary’s opposition struggles to maintain unity ahead of vote

An awkward alliance of six disparate parties seeks to defeat Orban’s governing Fidesz party in Hungary’s April 3 polls.

Radio France Internationale

A week before elections, Hungary's Orban remains the EU's enfant terrible

On 3 April, Hungary goes to the ballot box to elect 199 members of the National Assembly. The choice is between the Fidesz party of incumbent Prime Minister Victor Orban, whose populist policies have estranged him from Brussels, and a coalition of opposition parties led by Peter Marki-zay. Despite Orban's…

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