Can Viktor Orban lose power after 16 years in charge of Hungary? - DW News

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Hungary votes on Sunday in a parliamentary election that could end Viktor Orbán’s 16‑year grip on power. Once dominant, the nationalist prime minister is now trailing in opinion polls amid economic stagnation and growing frustration among voters.

The election pits Orbán’s vision of a more authoritarian Hungary with closer ties to Russia against an opposition promising a return to a pro‑European course.

Zsuzsanna Végh, program officer at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, explains why Orbán is suddenly vulnerable — and what the outcome could mean for Hungary’s democracy and its place in Europe.

Chapters:
0:00 US backs reelection bid for Hungary's Orban
0:27 Election choice: Europe or Russia
0:53 Orbán attacks Brussels and Ukraine
1:13 Opposition rallies behind Péter Magyar
1:50 Can the opposition unseat Orbán?
2:21 Orbán’s shift to right‑wing populism
2:34 Economy, inflation and falling living standards
3:28 Fear‑based campaigning and Ukraine war rhetoric
4:19 Why this election could end Fidesz rule
5:16 Zsuzsanna Vegh German Marshall Fund of the United States
6:41 Has US support shifted the race?
7:48 What happens if Orbán loses power?
9:04 The institutional traps of Orbán’s system
10:06 What a fifth Orbán term would look like
11:06 What would change under a Magyar government?