Hungarian Election Loss Weakens Milorad Dodik's Political Backing in Bosnia

The electoral defeat of Viktor Orban, Hungary's long-serving prime minister, has reverberated well beyond its national borders, shaking a critical alliance that has underpinned Republika Srpska’s leadership in Bosnia and Herzegovina for years. Orban, who had been a steadfast ally to Milorad Dodik, the influential leader of Republika Srpska, has now lost a cornerstone of his political safe haven on the European stage. This shift is likely to complicate Dodik's strategy of leveraging international