Over the past 16 years prime minister Viktor Orbán has turned Hungary into what he calls an ‘illiberal democracy’, using a parliamentary supermajority to effect constitutional control over institutions, targeting minorities, political opponents and the independent media in the process. Yet in spite of this power, he is projected to lose the popular vote at the upcoming election, the most critical in Europe this year. With rightwing populism on the march globally, The Guardian visits Budapest to find out if Hungary might have found the template for how to fight an oligarchy

With less than a week to go before the vote, Hungary’s opposition looks set to win its first parliamentary elections in 16 years, with the Tisza party, led by…

Companies that have thrived on public contracts since the Fidesz party came to power in 2010 have seen their share prices tumble ahead of the April 12 legislative elections, as…