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Hungary's anxious rural voters will decide Orban's fate

Hungary's anxious rural voters will decide Orban's fate

In the village of Pusztavacs in central Hungary, election posters on electricity poles remind voters of a looming poll, where nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's future is on the line. Small towns, villages and hamlets -- home to around half of the central European nation's 9.5

Hungary's hard-pressed LGBTQ people say Orban exit is only half battle

Hungary's hard-pressed LGBTQ people say Orban exit is only half battle

Even if Hungary's nationalist premier Minister Viktor Orban loses next month's election, it does not mean relief for the country's embattled LGBTQ community, rights activists say. Orban -- Vladimir Putin's closest ally in Europe -- has led a years-long crackdown on LGBTQ rights,

Hungary pre-election showdown draws crowds amid foreign interference claims

Hungary pre-election showdown draws crowds amid foreign interference claims

Huge crowds joined rival marches staged by Hungarian premier Viktor Orban and his main opponent Peter Magyar in Budapest on Sunday, as both push allegations of foreign interference just four weeks before tightly-fought elections. Orban -- who faces an unprecedented challenge to his 16-year rule -- has sought to portray

Samsung battery plant turns toxic for Orban's re-election campaign

Samsung battery plant turns toxic for Orban's re-election campaign

On the outskirts of the town of God, not far from Budapest, white smoke rises from a Samsung electric vehicle battery factory accused of exposing workers to cancer-causing chemicals, with Hungary's government under attack for failing to shut it down. The allegations revealed by Hungarian news site