Record turnout in Hungary as voters weigh change against Orban's rule

France, April 12 -- Opinion polls suggest the Tisza party of pro-European conservative Peter Magyar - who has promised a "system change" - is running well ahead of Orban's Fidesz. Orban, 62, who... Read More

Polls open in Hungary after a campaign of rallies, protests and war rhetoric

France, April 12 -- It was still chilly at around six o'clock this morning when polling stations opened in the Hungarian capital. In Budapest's 7th District, polling station No. 002 has been set up in... Read More

Hungary braces for landmark election as Orban faces strongest challenge in years

France, April 11 -- "What Orban says are lies," says Georg Goya, a former soldier who now works as a plumber. "He claims that if we vote for Magyar, Hungary will be drawn into the war in Ukraine. That... Read More

Russia casts long shadow over campaign for Hungary's watershed vote

France, April 10 -- "I don't want any Putin's allies to be in power in Europe," says Lolja Nordic. "I think Viktor Orban is a threat for human rights in Europe - same as Vladimir Putin." Th... Read More

'The propaganda machine Orban has built has a massive impact before any election'

France, April 9 -- RFI spoke with Marius Dragomir, director of the Media and Journalism Research Centre at Spain's University of Santiago de Compostela. Dragomir, an expert on medi... Read More

Inside the Hungarian think tank pushing Orban's far-right agenda in Brussels

France, April 2 -- MCC Brussels is the European Union-facing branch of Mathias Corvinus Collegium - the Budapest-based organisation Orban's government has turned into "the mouthpiece of the Orban regi... Read More

How Iran's Shahed drones are reshaping the economics of war

France, March 20 -- On paper, the Shahed‑136 is unremarkable. It spans barely 2.5 metres, is powered by an engine that looks more like that of a small car than a jet and relies on basic electron... Read More

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