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Viktor Orban, the European Union's longest-serving prime minister, could lose power in an election on April 12 after 16 years at Hungary's helm, opinion polls show.

What's at Stake in Hungary's Upcoming Election?



Viktor Orban, the European Union's longest-serving prime minister, could lose power in an election on April 12 after 16 years at Hungary's helm, opinion polls show.

Orbán challenger says election is a 'referendum' on Hungary's place in the world



Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar said Thursday that a crucial election next week will be a "referendum” on the country’s future. He is facing pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the vote, which, according to Magyar, will decide whether Hungary continues on its drift toward Eastern autocracies, or can retake its place among the democratic societies of Europe.

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