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Viktor Orban’s fate at stake in record Hungarian vote: What to watch

Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban of the Fidesz party casts his ballot at a polling station in Budapest during a general election in Hungary, on April 12, 2026. The vote could end Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's 16-year stint in power as the EU's longest-serving current leader and a self-declared "thorn" in the bloc's side.

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Updated on Apr 12, 2026 10:15 pm IST