{"id":1417155,"date":"2022-04-03T19:29:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T23:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1417155"},"modified":"2022-04-03T19:29:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T23:29:39","slug":"hungarys-right-wing-nationalist-leader-viktor-orban-wins-fourth-term-as-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hungarys-right-wing-nationalist-leader-viktor-orban-wins-fourth-term-as-prime-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungary\u2019s Right-Wing Nationalist Leader Viktor Orban Wins Fourth Term as Prime Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhungarys-right-wing-nationalist-leader-viktor-orban-wins-fourth-term-as-prime-minister%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1417155&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-qpwrb4\">\n<div class=\"dcr-17igkm0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1nupfq9\">\n<div class=\"dcr-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-13a2edo\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-125vfar\">Viktor Orb\u00e1n wins fourth consecutive term as Hungary\u2019s prime minister<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-zjgnrw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-u4zu7g\">\n<p>Rightwinger and Putin ally aims dig at Ukraine\u2019s Volodymyr Zelenskiy after Fidesz party claims another super majority<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-pn0kqp\">\n<div class=\"dcr-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-16n5mgq\">\n<figure id=\"21fec9ed-7127-423a-bce8-339ef9d243e2\" class=\"dcr-13udsys\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1b267dg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 980px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 740px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 740px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 740px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 660px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 375px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 375px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 375px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 0px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Viktor Orb\u00e1n\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/4b8c15f8cd9961baef60d09b4d3436f623ac0283\/7_40_3476_2087\/master\/3476.jpg?width=465&#038;quality=45&#038;auto=format&#038;fit=max&#038;dpr=2&#038;s=658a58d343d971be2d0c06d117313980\" height=\"1200\" width=\"2000\" class=\"dcr-1989ovb\" \/><span class=\"dcr-172h6t9\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-ho1qnd\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1kjku2s\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1e2h9sk\"><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"the-checkbox\" \/> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-l6t30p\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"lines\" class=\"dcr-1o781fl\">\n<div class=\"dcr-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-ss9mnu\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1038kzh\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-185kcx9\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1t6t995\">\n<div tabindex=\"0\" id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-j7ihvk\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector  dcr-ucgxn1\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Viktor Orb\u00e1n has won a fourth successive term as Hungary\u2019s prime minister, capping a campaign dominated by his controversial stance on Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine with a speech that appeared to mock Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian leader.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Ecstatic chants of \u201cViktor, Viktor\u201d greeted Orb\u00e1n as he addressed supporters of his Fidesz party outside its election headquarters on the banks of the Danube in Budapest as results made the scale of his victory apparent.<\/p>\n<div id=\"sign-in-gate\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">With nearly 86% of the vote counted on Sunday night, Fidesz was on course to increase its parliamentary majority by winning 135 seats in the 199-member parliament, crushing a six-party opposition bloc that united to form a common front aimed at unseating Orb\u00e1n.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Instead, the ruling party has retained its two-thirds super majority, which has enabled it to reshape Hungarian politics and social policy during its 12 years in power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">The popular vote margin was 53.7% for Fidesz to 34.4% for the United for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/hungary\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Hungary<\/a> opposition grouping, fronted by P\u00e9ter M\u00e1rki-Zay, who conceded defeat on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">\u201cThe entire world can see that our brand of Christian democratic, conservative, patriotic politics has won,\u201d a smiling, swaggering Orb\u00e1n \u2013 with members of his cabinet behind him \u2013 told the crowd, standing in frigid temperatures. \u201cWe are sending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/europe-news\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Europe<\/a> a message that this is not the past \u2013 this is the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Orb\u00e1n also made reference to criticism directed at him by Zelenskiy, who has repeatedly challenged the Hungarian leader over a perceived lack of support and an unwillingness to condemn his close ally Vladimir Putin in person for the invasion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">\u201cThis victory is one to remember, maybe even for the rest of our lives, because we had the biggest [range of opponents to] overpower. The left at home, the international left, the bureaucrats in Brussels, the money of the Soros empire, the international media and even the Ukrainian president in the end,\u201d he said to laughter from the crowd.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"106fbf0b-5972-4f54-9e2d-f300948ced0f\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-10khgmf\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1b267dg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 980px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 740px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 740px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 740px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 660px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 375px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 375px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 375px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 0px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The opposition bloc led by Peter Marki-Zay has complained about a huge imbalance in election spending and communication.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9499cc250cf37244f0c4cfb458bd35fe85a5d725\/0_6_3500_2101\/master\/3500.jpg?width=445&#038;quality=45&#038;auto=format&#038;fit=max&#038;dpr=2&#038;s=469c9f90e48ee41edf2e01b213ce64e2\" height=\"2101\" width=\"3500\" class=\"dcr-1989ovb\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Conceding defeat, M\u00e1rki-Zay said he was \u201cdevastated\u201d and attributed its scale to Fidesz\u2019s gerrymandering methods and other changes to the voting system while in office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">\u201cI don\u2019t want to hide my disappointment and my sadness. We never expected this to be the result,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">\u201cWe knew beforehand that this was going to be an imbalanced fight. Yes, they\u2019ve cheated too. But we\u2019ve also said that since there is no democracy in Hungary and they\u2019ve changed the whole system, the districts.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"75f263ef-c697-4318-9b44-de8193949384\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-1mfia18\">\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-12 | 12\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"\" class=\"dcr-f2ug42\">\n<div class=\"dcr-s7oxzu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/apr\/03\/hungary-votes-general-election-viktor-orban\" class=\"dcr-g65o95\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-noynp9\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-1d91meq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-m4qltb\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1gqsble\">Hungary votes in general election as Viktor Orb\u00e1n seeks fourth term<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-1a318iq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-dobi02\">Read more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Orb\u00e1n\u2019s party has strengthened its hold on office through a favourable media ownership structure and changes to the voting system that critics say renders elections unfair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">M\u00e1rki-Zay, a 49-year-old economist, has complained bitterly that he was given only five minutes of airtime on public TV to state his case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">The opposition has also complained that Fidesz has a huge advantage in election spending and communication. It said it had about 2,000 election advertising billboards throughout the country to 20,000 for the governing party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Akos Hadhazy, an opposition MP, said: \u201cOrb\u00e1n can get any of his lies to Hungarian people. Even if we hire the best communication experts, the government will always win these races because they can get their messages to much more people than we can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Even before polls closed, opponents called attention to possible voter fraud \u2013 the possibility of which prompted the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to dispatch a 200-strong team of election observers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">The OSCE\u2019s office for democratic institutions and human rights has criticised what it said was blatant gerrymandering in several constituencies. Analysts predicted that gerrymandering would mean United for Hungary needed to win about 5% more of the popular vote than Fidesz to stand a chance of gaining a parliamentary majority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">The Clean Vote Coalition \u2013 a grouping of four Hungarian NGOs \u2013 said it had received numerous complaints of irregularities. They included electors being offered 10,000 Hungarian forints (\u00a323) for their vote and, in another location, meat being on offer as an inducement. There were also reports of illegal bussing of voters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Fears of fraud had been fuelled before polling day after a large number of election ballots \u2013 most of them said to be for opposition candidates \u2013 were reportedly found partly burned in a sack at a landfill site last week in the Romanian region of Transylvania, where many ethnic Hungarians have dual citizenship and voting rights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Fidesz\u2019s victory came after high voter turnout \u2013 a factor experts assessed would help the governing party \u2013 despite frigid temperatures and wintery weather.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Orb\u00e1n\u2019s fourth term, which will become his fifth overall, may also pose a possible conundrum for Nato and the EU amid mounting concerns over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/apr\/01\/hungary-election-ukraine-a-key-issue-viktor-orban\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Hungary\u2019s attitude to Russia\u2019s invasion<\/a> of Ukraine and whether it is a reliable alliance partner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Although Orb\u00e1n has so far not attempted to block sanctions and military responses to the attack, he signalled an unwillingness to contemplate measures that would cut supplies of Russian oil and gas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">He has also refused to allow the supply of weapons to Ukraine or permit military aid to pass through Hungarian territory, angering Nato allies and Zelenskiy, who has branded him Putin\u2019s sole European supporter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"4bf8550d-9e5b-4535-bb3c-c30cb58a199d\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-1mfia18\">\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-25 | 25\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"\" class=\"dcr-f2ug42\">\n<div class=\"dcr-s7oxzu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/apr\/02\/hungary-independent-media-editors-reporters-orban\" class=\"dcr-g65o95\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-noynp9\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-1d91meq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-m4qltb\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1gqsble\">Hungary: where editors tell reporters to disregard facts before their eyes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-1a318iq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-dobi02\">Read more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Orb\u00e1n, who has forged a close relationship with the Russian leader and met him 12 times, retooled his election campaign after the outbreak of war on 24 February to position Fidesz as the \u201cpeace\u201d party, vowing to stay out of a conflict that he insisted had nothing to do with Hungary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">He said reducing energy dependency on Russia \u2013 which provides an estimated 90% of its gas and 65% of its oil \u2013 would wreck Hungary\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">At the same time, he cast M\u00e1rki-Zay\u2019s opposition bloc, which has called for closer cooperation with the EU and Nato, as \u201cwarmongers\u201d who strove to send weapons and Hungarian troops to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">There has been speculation that Orb\u00e1n \u2013 who has consistently forged bonds with Russia and China, cast the EU as an enemy, and styled himself in recent years as \u201cilliberal\u201d leader \u2013 would pivot to a more pro-western stance after securing his re-election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">However, Daniel Hegedus, a Hungarian analyst with the German Marshall Fund, played down such expectations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">\u201cThere may be some realignment towards the west, but in general what he is seeking is a return to business as usual with Russia \u2013 both in terms of energy cooperation and economic cooperation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1wj398p\">Orb\u00e1n\u2019s stance on the war has left Hungary increasingly isolated among its western allies but has proved popular among voters, especially those in rural areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-1038kzh\"><\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-1k32900\"><span class=\"dcr-12ae8vg\">Topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-lwa3gj\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1r2wmvc\">\n<li class=\"dcr-1231g41\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/hungary\" class=\"dcr-dlavgv\">Hungary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"dcr-1r2wmvc\">\n<li class=\"dcr-cv9v52\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/viktor-orban\" class=\"dcr-dlavgv\">Viktor Orb\u00e1n<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-cv9v52\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" class=\"dcr-dlavgv\">Ukraine<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-bd6g3a\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/europe-news\" class=\"dcr-dlavgv\">Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-1eoy87d\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1n0u3w8\">\n<li class=\"dcr-i43ppq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=180444840287&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2022%2Fapr%2F03%2Fviktor-orban-expected-to-win-big-majority-in-hungarian-general-election&#038;CMP=share_btn_fb\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\"><span class=\"dcr-16q3bbb\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-i43ppq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Viktor%20Orb%C3%A1n%20wins%20fourth%20consecutive%20term%20as%20Hungary%E2%80%99s%20prime%20minister&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2022%2Fapr%2F03%2Fviktor-orban-expected-to-win-big-majority-in-hungarian-general-election&#038;CMP=share_btn_tw\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\"><span class=\"dcr-16q3bbb\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-i43ppq\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Viktor%20Orb%C3%A1n%20wins%20fourth%20consecutive%20term%20as%20Hungary%E2%80%99s%20prime%20minister&#038;body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2022%2Fapr%2F03%2Fviktor-orban-expected-to-win-big-majority-in-hungarian-general-election&#038;CMP=share_btn_link\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share via Email\" target=\"_blank\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"dcr-16q3bbb\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-i43ppq\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?title=Viktor%20Orb%C3%A1n%20wins%20fourth%20consecutive%20term%20as%20Hungary%E2%80%99s%20prime%20minister&#038;mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2022%2Fapr%2F03%2Fviktor-orban-expected-to-win-big-majority-in-hungarian-general-election\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\"><span class=\"dcr-16q3bbb\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-1y49m2s\"><span class=\"dcr-i7y23i\"><a href=\"\/\/send?text=%22Viktor%20Orb%C3%A1n%20wins%20fourth%20consecutive%20term%20as%20Hungary%E2%80%99s%20prime%20minister%22%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2022%2Fapr%2F03%2Fviktor-orban-expected-to-win-big-majority-in-hungarian-general-election&#038;CMP=share_btn_wa\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on WhatsApp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\"><span class=\"dcr-16q3bbb\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-1y49m2s\"><span class=\"dcr-i7y23i\"><a href=\"denied:fb-messenger:\/\/share?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2022%2Fapr%2F03%2Fviktor-orban-expected-to-win-big-majority-in-hungarian-general-election&#038;app_id=180444840287&#038;CMP=share_btn_me\" role=\"button\">&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noreferrer&#8221; data-ignore=&#8221;global-link-styling&#8221;><span class=\"dcr-16q3bbb\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"dcr-1jksdif\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/automation\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2022%2Fapr%2F03%2Fviktor-orban-expected-to-win-big-majority-in-hungarian-general-election&#038;type=article&#038;internalpagecode=world\/2022\/apr\/03\/viktor-orban-expected-to-win-big-majority-in-hungarian-general-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14txwjj\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1mmek2x\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1l8oq0d\">\n<section class=\"dcr-14aht0\">\n<div id=\"top-right-ad-slot\" class=\"dcr-9aekbr\">\n<div id=\"dfp-ad--right\" class=\"js-ad-slot ad-slot ad-slot--right ad-slot--mpu-banner-ad ad-slot--rendered js-sticky-mpu dcr-1yci3g4\" data-link-name=\"ad slot right\" data-name=\"right\" data-mobile=\"1,1|2,2|300,250|300,274|300,600|fluid\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viktor Orb\u00e1n wins fourth consecutive term as Hungary\u2019s prime ministerRightwinger and Putin ally aims dig at Ukraine\u2019s Volodymyr Zelenskiy after Fidesz party claims another<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":498,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1417155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1417155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/498"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1417155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1417155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1417155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1417155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1417155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}