Final Clash: Orbán and Magyar Allege Foreign Meddling in Hungary's Crucial Election
As the heated campaign for Hungary's pivotal election nears its conclusion, the incumbent Prime Minister and his challenger trade allegations of outside interference in their high-stakes battle.
Viktor Orbán, Hungary's long-serving nationalist Prime Minister, and his center-right rival Péter Magyar have escalated their rhetoric in the final days of a closely watched election campaign that could mark the end of Orbán's 16-year reign. Both candidates have alleged that the other is enlisting foreign interference to sway the outcome of the crucial vote this weekend.
Polls suggest Magyar, the opposition candidate, is poised to take the lead ahead of Sunday's election, which is being closely monitored by Brussels, Moscow, and Washington as much as by Budapest. In a social media post on Friday, Orbán accused his rival of being willing to
