
Nationalist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban faced a tough challenge with a united opposition in an unpredictable general election on Sunday, after a campaign dominated by Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. The six main opposition parties are for the first time fielding a joint list, determined to roll back the “illiberal” revolution that Orban’s Fidesz party has pursued during 12 consecutive years in office. That has involved repeated confrontations with EU institutions, including…