Hungary was heading for a record turnout on Sunday in a bitterly contested election that could bring an end to Viktor Orbán’s 16-year hold on power and reverberate across Europe.
The high participation followed a bitter, polarised campaign that has energised both government loyalists and a newly consolidated opposition behind Péter Magyar, a former insider who has become the first serious challenger to Orbán in years.
Orbán, the European leader who is closest to both US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been facing growing disquiet within Hungary over alleged government corruption, mismanagement of public services and rising living costs.
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