Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, on Nov. 7, looked confident.
Budapest was hosting the European Political Community gathering, with Orban hugging it out with the continent’s leaders whose standing at home leaves them little leeway to challenge the Russian-friendly prime minister.
Orban’s standing at home, practically unchallenged since 2010, has for quite some time allowed the prime minister to dictate his will to Brussels, Paris, and Berlin, with mixed success.
Yet, Orban’s grip on Hungary looks weaker than ever, with a formidable challenger, Peter Magyar, set to pose a threat come election time in April 2026.
From watching 90s movies and of course without reading anything but the headline, I’m going to guess the challenger is a dog. “Airbud: Hungary” here we go!
Out of the frying pan into the fire? Another corrupt christian neoliberal, “without eastern influences” only until the wind changes? I doubt this is good news at all.
Any Hungarians around who can provide additional colloquial context on the challenger?
Peter Magyar appeared very suddenly when they did, it seemed unnatural.
since then, I’ve heard that one of his co-workers worked previously at Meta. take this with a grain of source though, couldn’t find the source
