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The 2026 election highlights stark policy contrasts between Orban's euroskepticism and Magyar's pledge to unlock suspended EU funds and reduce taxes to revive Hungary's economy.
- On July 26, 2025, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Fidesz supporters at Balvanyos Summer University, Baile Tusnad, Romania that `Hungary has only two choices in a strategic sense`, warning closer EU ties would bring chaos and poverty in the 2026 Hungarian election.
- Long in power since 2010, Orban faces his toughest election next year amid economic stagnation and stubborn inflation keeping rates at the EU's joint-highest 6.5%, while Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisza Party, leads in polls.
- Orban is pitching tax cuts for families, food vouchers for pensioners and subsidised loans for first-home buyers to ease economic concerns and retain voter support.
- Peter Magyar says he would revive Hungary's economy by unblocking suspended EU funds, stamping out corruption, introducing a wealth tax, cutting lower-income taxes, and restoring Hungary's role in European Union and NATO.
- Orban's long-running disputes with the European Union over migrants' rights, LGBTQ+ rights, judicial and academic freedom, and support for Ukraine highlight deeper domestic problems like cost of living, public trust, and democratic standards.
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Hungary's Orban predicts chaos if pro-EU party wins next election
Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Sunday the 2026 election would offer Hungarians a choice between a party prepared to go-it-alone or one that would usher in "chaos and poverty" by aligning Hungary more closely with the European Union. In power since 2010, the euroskeptic nationalist faces what political analysts…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Sunday that the 2026 elections would give its citizens the opportunity to choose between a party ready to act alone and one that would bring "haos and poverty" through Hungary's closer alignment with the European Union, reports Reuters.
Hungary’s Orban predicts chaos if pro-EU party wins next election
BUDAPEST - Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Sunday the 2026 election would offer Hungarians a choice between a party prepared to go-it-alone or one that would usher in \"chaos and poverty\" by aligning Hungary more closely with the European Union. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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