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The OSCE said there has been a 'pervasive overlap between the ruling coalition and the government' of prime minister Viktor Orbán (Photo: Council of the European Union)

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EU can expect Orbán 'on steroids'

Emboldened by a landslide election win, Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán is now expected to toughen his nationalist and populist stance, harden his pro-Putin position, entrench his conservative views and further erode democracy at home.

Orbán on Sunday (3 April) won a two-thirds majority in parliament for a fourth time, and crushed the opposition despite efforts to unite against him.

"We have scored a victory so big that...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

The OSCE said there has been a 'pervasive overlap between the ruling coalition and the government' of prime minister Viktor Orbán (Photo: Council of the European Union)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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