Hungary: Contrary to their expectations, opposition loses two local by-elections to Fidesz ahead of April national elections (opens in new tab)

In the wake of a Fidesz candidate winning the Kazincbarcika by-election, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and other politicians from the ruling party celebrated the victory ahead of the country’s hotly contested parliamentary election next month. A key aspect of this election was that Fidesz has not won in Kazincbarcika, previously an opposition stronghold, in […]