Viktor Orbán’s Fourth Government at the Halfway Point
Viktor Orbán’s Fourth Government at the Halfway Point

Author(s): Veronika Jóźwiak
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Electoral systems, Geopolitics
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Viktor Orbán; government; elections; European Policy; European Union;
Summary/Abstract: The opposition’s good results in the 2019 local elections did not weaken the government of Viktor Orbán. On the European stage, the extended suspension of the ruling party Fidesz’s membership in the European People’s Party (EPP) allowed it to avoid an escalation of its dispute with the EPP. Due to the foreseen economic slowdown, the government will focus in the remaining two years until the election on the permanent mobilisation of its electorate. In its European policy, it is preparing for both a split with the EPP and remaining in the EU mainstream. Similar views of Hungary and France on the EU’s future relations with Russia and the U.S. facilitate the fulfilment of the second scenario.

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