Hungarian Elections End Viktor Orban’s 16-Year Grip on Power

Hungary’s political landscape experienced a seismic shift this week as Viktor Orban, the country’s longest-serving post-communist prime minister, was ousted from office after 16 contentious years at the helm. The April 12 election results sent ripples across Brussels and beyond, as Orban’s exit marks not only a significant domestic realignment but also a potential turning point for European Union cohesion and policy-making. Orban, who has become symbolic of nationalist and populist resistance to