Why Orban’s Fall Looks Inevitable

With Hungary's election only weeks away, opposition party Tisza continues to lead in the polls by a considerable margin and could unseat Orban's Fidesz government for the first time in over a decade. But what would this major change mean for Europe?

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Hungry polling https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/hungary/ https://nepszava.hu/3312070_tisza-part-fidesz-publicus-intezet-felmeres-biztos-szavazo-partvalasztok-valasztas-2026

Rubio visits Orban https://www.politico.eu/article/golden-age-marco-rubio-gushes-over-viktor-orban-pre-election-meeting/

Magyar early days https://abouthungary.hu/news-in-brief/novak-and-varga-step-down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j9ELNPHSpY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j9ELNPHSpY https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3706270349644507

Hungary 2024 EU election https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-european-election-results-2024-hungary-viktor-Orbán-fidesz-party-peter-magyar-tisza-party/

Samsung battery plant scandal ​​https://euobserver.com/202724/59-days-to-election-hungary-accused-of-cover-up-at-toxic-samsung-battery-plant-as-sex-video-smear-targets-opposition-leader/

Tisza manifesto https://www.intellinews.com/hungary-s-tisza-party-unveils-election-manifesto-with-wide-ranging-pledges-424805/ https://magyartisza.hu/hirek/ujsag/bemutatta-mukodo-es-emberseges-magyarorszag-programjat-a-tisza https://magyartisza.hu/program https://balkaninsight.com/2026/02/17/hungarian-election-tisza-finally-lays-out-its-vision-for-change/

Magyar-EU clashes https://www.epc.eu/publication/after-orban-why-peter-magyar-would-not-be-an-easy-partner-for-the-eu/ https://www.ft.com/content/e80489e2-48c8-4f24-b423-9a7b89154da3 https://www.rferl.org/a/hungarian-opposition-leader-magyar-russia-energy-imports/33559475.html https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/10/hungarys-tisza-party-breaks-ranks-with-epp-in-bid-to-counter-brussels-puppet-claims