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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Orbán’s defeat threatens to halt Hungarian support of populist right

Viktor Orbán arrives to address supporters after the announcement of the partial results of parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary.
Viktor Orbán arrives to address supporters after the announcement of the partial results of parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary. Photograph: Bernadett Szabó/Reuters

The last 16 years of Viktor Orbán’s rule have been kind to a number of British political figures – from the Tory peer David Frost to Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin and James Orr.

All benefited from largesse extended by the self-styled “illiberal democracy” established by the Hungarian leader’s ruling Fidesz party, which took a particular liking for those on the harder right of British conservatism.

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