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Hungary’s leader discards the head of state and sets his sights on transforming the EU from within
Tens of thousands protest in Budapest as row threatens to undermine Hungarian leader’s grip on power
Katalin Novák was previously family affairs minister
Populist leader faces struggle to assuage growing discontent with pre-election generosity
Premier can move forward with changing constitutional rules to entrench conservative nationalist ideology
EU needs to step up pressure over Orban’s undermining of democratic values
Ruling Fidesz beats unified opposition, setting up potential clashes with Europe over Putin and rule of law
As elections approach, prime minister is struggling to neutralise a decade of pro-Putin messaging
Pension and tax handouts worth €5bn risk stoking inflation and eroding trade balance, economists warn
Small-town mayor Peter Marki-Zay becomes surprise choice to lead 2022 opposition bid to unseat strongman leader
Conservative small-town mayor Peter Marki-Zay wins primary to take on populist PM in 2022 elections
Run-off in October to decide candidate with Budapest mayor Karacsony still tipped to lead opposition
Challengers look to primary elections to break prime minister’s decade-long hold on power
Prime minister hopes to galvanise voters by conflating dispute over new law with delays to €1bn in EU funds
Critics say move hands control of educational institutions to Orban’s ruling party
Hungary’s nationalist leader hosts Poland’s Morawiecki and Italy’s Salvini for talks on political bloc
Viktor Orban’s party has long had fraught relationship with Europe’s centre-right grouping
Hungarian PM pulls Fidesz out of EPP after ‘hostile’ rule change
Klubradio court ruling part of clampdown on progressive voices in central Europe, say critics
Fidesz MEP resigns from European parliament after attending the all-male gathering
Hungary’s leader dwells on devastating first world war settlement to advance his nativist aims
Draft laws follow rivals’ challenge to Fidesz grip on power
Elections seen as key part of nationalist leader’s plan to carve out role in EU
Hungarian premier faces potential expulsion from main European centre-right bloc
A return to liberal democracy seems remote, writes Tony Barber
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