
Hungary puts gas pipeline under military protection amid false-flag accusations
Claims explosives found near pipeline come before election in which PM Viktor Orbán is trailing in most polls
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Hungarian PM faces ‘false flag’ claims after Serbia says explosives found near pipeline
Incident prompts political scrutiny across Hungary as Viktor Orbán trails in polls before next Sunday’s election
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Why US and Russia are backing Viktor Orbán in Hungary election
As voters head to polls, Washington support and alleged interference from Moscow raise questions about influence
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‘Feels like history is being made’: will young Hungarian voters oust Orbán?
The rightwing populist has been in power for 16 years but a new generation of voters are preparing to vote for his opponent, polls suggest
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Viktor Orbán has the support of both Russia and the US. Here’s why that doesn’t seem to be doing him any good
In Hungary, the Iran war is exposing tensions. On April 12, voters may decide that home is the priority and Orban’s foreign contortions a liability, says political scientist Péter Krekó
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John Oliver on Maga’s love for Viktor Orbán: ‘For them, Orbán is a blueprint’
The Last Week Tonight host examined the rightwing Hungarian leader’s slow domestic coup as a model for Republican leaders
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Hungary charges journalist after claims minister was in touch with Moscow
Investigative reporter Szabolcs Panyi covered story alleging foreign minister had passed information to Sergei Lavrov
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Could the continent’s far right be suffering from a Trumplash?
France’s National Rally missed key targets in local elections ahead of next year’s seismic presidential vote, and the mainstream is doing OK elsewhere, too
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The global authoritarian right loves Orbán – and that could cost him in Hungary’s elections
The PM is figurehead of the international rightwing movement but that has alienated his most loyal voter base, says author and journalist Gellert Tamas
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