National Review • April 14, 2026 18:50

Viktor Orbán’s Shellacking

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Statist policies led to the economic underperformance that so angered Hungary’s voters.

Story Timeline

Sat 08:54 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)

Andreas Bock: Viktor Orbán's Hungary is a threat to the EU's credibility

Mon 01:58 - BBC Europe

Viktor Orbán's Hungarian experiment runs out of steam

Mon 04:44 - SvD (SE)

So he became Viktor Orbán's biggest challenger

Mon 17:25 - Financial Times

The end of the Viktor Orbán era

Tue 18:50 - National Review

Viktor Orbán’s Shellacking

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BBC Europe

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01:58

Viktor Orbán's Hungarian experiment runs out of steam

Péter Magyar's historic win offers peace for a country exhausted by the tensions of Viktor Orbán's rule, Nick Thorpe reports from Budapest.

Financial Times

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17:25

The end of the Viktor Orbán era

Populist nationalism can be beaten at the ballot box, even if it can endure a long time

Rzeczpospolita (PL)

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08:54

Andreas Bock: Viktor Orbán's Hungary is a threat to the EU's credibility

Polityka zagraniczna Węgier Viktora Orbána zagraża wiarygodności UE. Sprawia też, że coraz więcej zwolenników zyskuje postulat odejścia od zasady jednomyślności w kwestiach polityki zagranicznej i bezpieczeństwa - pisze Andreas Bock, …

SvD (SE)

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04:44

So he became Viktor Orbán's biggest challenger

Han var länge en av Viktor Orbáns egna inom regeringspartiet Fidesz. Sedan bröt han alla band och blev partiets främsta motståndare.Det här är Péter Magyar.