The upcoming vote is a standoff between historical memory and the promise of comfortable life in the Western European fold

By Ksenia Smertina , associate professor at HSE University, expert at the Russian International Affairs Council on Eastern and Central Europe

Viktor Orban will most likely win the upcoming parliamentary elections in Hungary on April 12; however, for the ruling party, this will be an extremely difficult and hard-fought victory.

The issue is not the loss of charisma by the bright and skillful long-standing leader of Fidesz, nor even the 25% inflation the country experienced in 2023, but rather a shift in the focus of…

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