Hungary gears up for election: what is at stake?

Another victory for Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s far-right Fidesz party likely to spell trouble for the EU

Victor Orban, whose nationalist party is expected to win this weekend’s election
Victor Orban, whose nationalist party is expected to win this weekend’s election
(Image credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Voters in Hungary will go to the polls for a parliamentary election this weekend, with Viktor Orban poised to clinch a third consecutive term as Prime Minister.

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