Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026
Time: 11:07 am (Paris)
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After 16 years of unchallenged rule, Hungary's ultra-conservative prime minister is, for the first time, seeing his supremacy challenged. With days until the April 12 legislative elections, pro-European challenger Peter Magyar is leading in the polls. In the ruling party's eastern strongholds, huge Chinese battery factories have sparked public backlash.
Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026
Time: 11:07 am (Paris)
10 min read
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