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news Npr World 2026-04-12

Orbán's Defeat: Will Hungary Shift Ties with the EU?

Historic voter turnout has unseated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Hungary. The country now faces significant questions about how this change in leadership will affect its often contentious relationship with the European Union.


Historic voter turnout in Hungary ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from power. How may this shift change Hungary's relationship with the European Union, which Orbán criticized regularly. <p>Historic voter turnout in Hungary ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from power. How may this shift change Hungary's relationship with the European Union, which Orbán criticized regularly.</p><img src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5773328" />

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