Hungary's Orban faces toughest challenger so far
After 12 years in power, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is asking for eight more, but his right-wing Fidesz government is facing a strong challenge from an alliance of six opposition parties.
Led by independent conservative Peter Marki-Zay, this alliance ranging from left to right aims to topple the Orban government on 3 April and opinion polls suggest a close race.
But the playing field slopes steeply in favour of Mr Orban. The government dominates the media and enjoys massive financial resources: its spending on social media ads alone is three times that of the opposition parties.
Its greatest asset is Viktor Orban himself, and his invincible reputation. He is also keen to export "the Hungarian model" of national sovereignty, around Europe and beyond.
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