It’s the Economy, Viktor

Hungary’s prime minister could lose his election bet on ‘unorthodox economics.’

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks during the closing rally of his electoral campaign, ahead of the Parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, April 11, 2026.

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Eger, Hungary — With voters scheduled to cast ballots in just twelve hours, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held his final election rally at Buda Castle on Saturday night.

The themes of his speech were familiar. He claimed the election was a choice between peace and war, with Peter Magyar’s opposition Tisza Party trying to drag Hungary into the war in Ukraine at the behest of European Union forces in Brussels. The EU was also using migration policies to undermine Hungary’s sovereignty and dilute its national character. His opponents had waged a campaign of “anger, hatred, destruction” against his ruling Fidesz party.

John Fund

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John Fund is National Review’s national-affairs reporter.

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