Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Despite heavily tilting the electoral playing field in its favor, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party suffered a crushing, historic defeat in the country’s election Sunday. Why does it matter? FP’s Ravi Agrawal breaks it down.

Learn more: foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/12/hungary-election-viktor-orban-fidesz-peter-magyar-tisza