Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) and U.S. Vice President JD Vance shake hands at the end of a pre-election rally in Budapest, Hungary, on April 7, 2026. AP Photo/Denes Erdos
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban faces a challenge to retain power in the upcoming election on April 12, as the opposition Tisza party was projected on April 8 by pollsters Median as winning a two-thirds majority in parliament.
Orban and his conservative Fidesz party are facing the biggest challenge to their rule in 16 years as Tisza, which is led by the prime minister’s former ally, Peter Magyar, seeks to improve relations with the European Union, of which Hungary is a member.
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