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Is Bulgaria about to pull a Hungary? Orbán vibes detected ahead of Sunday's votePolitics

Is Bulgaria about to pull a Hungary? Orbán vibes detected ahead of Sunday's vote

Bulgaria votes Sunday, and polling shows former President Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria leading the pack - triggering uncomfortable comparisons to Hungary's Viktor Orbán and raising questions about whether illiberal politics are going regional.

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Orban's secret weapon wasn't the economy or the media - it was footballPolitics

Orban's secret weapon wasn't the economy or the media - it was football

Viktor Orban spent 15 years using football as a political tool, but with polls pointing toward election defeat, he might lose power and Hungary's Champions League final hosting bid at the same time.

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Hungary's next PM says frozen EU cash is practically in the mail alreadyPolitics

Hungary's next PM says frozen EU cash is practically in the mail already

Hungary's likely next prime minister Péter Magyar visited Brussels for the first time since his Tisza party's landslide win, claiming that the EU's frozen funds for Hungary will be released soon - though Brussels hasn't made it official yet.

·2 min read