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Hungary election: Watch our special election debate ahead of the vote
Hungary goes to the polls this weekend, in what’s more likely to be one among Europe’s most consequential elections.
Proper-wing prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is seeking to lengthen his 12 yr reign by one other 4 years within the face of a critical problem by six opposition events, led by the conservative mayor of a small Hungarian metropolis, Péter Márki-Zay.
Brussels shall be watching the election with a eager eye, after Orbán opened up a number of battlefronts with the EU over time, together with on the rule of legislation, migration and so-called intolerant politics.
If Márki-Zay and his ragtag coaltion do come out on prime, then Hungary’s battles with Brussels might develop into a factor of the previous.
But when Orbán wins, then his sustained rallying cry in opposition to Brussels is more likely to proceed with unknown penalties.
Forward of Sunday’s vote, Euronews hosted a particular present to debate crucial points, with MEPs from each side of the political spectrum collaborating, together with Michal Šimečka, Tineke Strik and Gerolf Annemans, in addition to political skilled András Bíró-Nagy.