Watch: Is Hungary’s Populist Era Ending as Orbán Drops in Polls?

  • 1 Jun 2025 4:14 PM
Watch: Is Hungary’s Populist Era Ending as Orbán Drops in Polls?
There's been something of a right wing love-in in Hungary this week, as Budapest hosted a Conservative Political Action Conference - or CPAC - gathering of American and European populists and conservatives. President Trump heaped praise on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who's seen as a populist playbook for the White House.

Orbán recently doubled down on his agenda - banning the capital’s Pride march and proposing a law that could shut down independent media. But with his rival Peter Magyar surging in the polls - are those actions a sign of strength or weakness?
 

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