High-Stakes Hungarian Election: Can Opposition Unseat Veteran PM Orban?

Hungarians face a pivotal vote that could end Viktor Orban's 16-year rule. Opposition leader Peter Magyar poses a serious challenge to the long-serving PM's grip on power.
Hungary is gearing up for a highly consequential election that could mark the end of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's 16-year rule. Hungarians will head to the polls in a tight race that pits the veteran leader against a formidable opposition challenger, Peter Magyar.
Orban, who has dominated Hungarian politics for nearly two decades, is facing perhaps the biggest threat to his power since taking office in 2006. Magyar, the leader of a diverse coalition of opposition parties, has emerged as the most serious contender to unseat the long-serving prime minister.
{{IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER}}Source: Deutsche Welle


