Close
MyNorthwest
News
Opinion
Sports
Tools
Connect

Hungary’s Orban popular at home, isolated abroad after win

A lone supporter of opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay waits for preliminary results of the general election on a cold night in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Hungarians voters in the Central European country faced a choice: take a chance on a diverse, Western-looking coalition of opposition parties, or grant nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban a fourth consecutive term. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) A bottle, right, carries a picture of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, with a slogan reading "Lies" next to a can with a picture of opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay during a gathering of supporters of the opposition waiting for the preliminary results of the general election in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Hungarian voters in the Central European country faced a choice: take a chance on a diverse, Western-looking coalition of opposition parties, or grant nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban a fourth consecutive term. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) Placards of the opposition parties alliance reading "Only Upwards" are left next to a trash bin as few people braved a cold night to wait for preliminary election results during a gathering in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Early partial results in Hungary's national election are showing a strong lead for the right-wing party of pro-Putin nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban as he seeks a fourth consecutive term. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) Ballots are being counted after polling stations closed for the general election in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Hungarians flocked to polling places as voters in the Central European country faced a choice: take a chance on a diverse, Western-looking coalition of opposition parties, or grant nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban a fourth consecutive term. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) Ballots are being counted after polling stations closed for the general election in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Hungarian voters in the Central European country faced a choice: take a chance on a diverse, Western-looking coalition of opposition parties, or grant nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban a fourth consecutive term. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) Ballots are being counted after polling stations closed for the general election in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Hungarian voter in the Central European country faced a choice: take a chance on a diverse, Western-looking coalition of opposition parties, or grant nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban a fourth consecutive term. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) Chairman of the opposition Democratic Coalition party and former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany in company of his wife, MEP Klara Dobrev and one of their children cast their vote during the general election and national referendum on the child protection law in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (Zsolt Szigetvary/MTI via AP) Hungary's nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban, center, talks to the media after casting his vote for general election in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Orban seeks a fourth straight term in office, a coalition of opposition parties are framing the election as a referendum on Hungary's future in the West. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay and members of his family wait to vote in general election in Hodmezovasarhely, southern Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Hungary's nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, seeks a fourth straight term in office, a coalition of opposition parties are framing the election as a referendum on Hungary's future in the West. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) Opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay shows his ballot papers prior to voting in general election in Hodmezovasarhely, southern Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Hungary's nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, seeks a fourth straight term in office, a coalition of opposition parties are framing the election as a referendum on Hungary's future in the West. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) Opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay, center left, and others vote in general election in Hodmezovasarhely, southern Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Hungary's nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, seeks a fourth straight term in office, a coalition of opposition parties are framing the election as a referendum on Hungary's future in the West. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) People queue to vote in general election in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Hungary's nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban seeks a fourth straight term in office, a coalition of opposition parties are framing the election as a referendum on Hungary's future in the West. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) People queue to vote in general election in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Hungary's nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban seeks a fourth straight term in office, a coalition of opposition parties are framing the election as a referendum on Hungary's future in the West. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Elections posters and the Hungarian flag are seen outside a polling station for general election in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Hungary's nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, seeks a fourth straight term in office, a coalition of opposition parties are framing the election as a referendum on Hungary's future in the West. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay bows as he addresses supporters during an election night rally in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Early partial results in Hungary's national election are showing a strong lead for the right-wing party of pro-Putin nationalist Viktor Orban as he seeks a fourth consecutive term. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi) Hungary's nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, center, and his wife Aniko Levai, left, cast their vote for general election in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Orban seeks a fourth straight term in office, a coalition of opposition parties are framing the election as a referendum on Hungary's future in the West. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban greets cheering supporters during an election night rally in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Early partial results in Hungary's national election are showing a strong lead for the right-wing party of pro-Putin nationalist Orban as he seeks a fourth consecutive term. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban acknowledges cheering supporters during an election night rally in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Early partial results in Hungary's national election are showing a strong lead for the right-wing party of pro-Putin nationalist Orban as he seeks a fourth consecutive term. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Hungary’s Orban popular at home, isolated abroad after win