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April 4, 2022

Authoritarian PM Viktor Orbán Wins Fourth Term as Hungary's Leader
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Hungary's right-wing nationalist leader Viktor Orbán has been reelected
to a fourth consecutive term as prime minister as his party increased
its parliamentary majority. While Hungary is a member of NATO, Orbán has
maintained close relations to Russia. In recent weeks Orbán has refused
to join other NATO nations in sending arms to Ukraine. Orbán's chief
rival, Peter Marki-Zay, campaigned saying Hungary's future lies in the
European Union and in NATO. On Sunday, he criticized the fairness of the
election.

Peter Marki-Zay: "Although there is no democracy in Hungary. All the
rules have been set so that Orbán Viktor will keep his power forever and
keep stealing public money forever. So we don't acknowledge this
election to be free and fair at all.



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