Hungary's opposition leader Peter Magyar walked through a sea of Hungarian flags and blazing torches on April 12 as supporters celebrated his Tisza party's landslide election victory over veteran nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban. #Hungary #Orban #Magyar #election #democracy

Supporters of the Hungarian opposition celebrated in Budapest on April 12 as the 16-year rule of Prime Minister Viktor Orban looked set to end. #Hungary #Orban #Magyar #election #democracy

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Mindenkit várunk szeretettel május 9-én a Kossuth téren! #magyarpeter #hungary #tisza

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On April 12, Hungary faces a closely contested election between the ruling Fidesz party, led by Viktor Orbán, and the opposition Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar. Orbán describes his government as an “illiberal democracy” – positioning it against what he portrays as an overreaching, ideologically driven Brussels that promotes policies on Ukraine, immigration, and gender that he argues conflict with Hungarian values and interests. At a press conference in Budapest earlier this year, Orbán told me

Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar appeared to spot his outgoing rival Viktor Orban on a balcony as he visited Budapest's Sandor Palace for a meeting with the country's president. #victororban #petermagyar #hungary #budapest