Brussels and Kiev have sought to weaken Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who faces a key election on Sunday. His EU-backed rival Peter Magyar is polling strongly, while intrigue, dirty tricks, international pressure and spy-rings have been reportedly deployed in hope of swinging the Hungarian electorate.
Here, RT explains how EU censorship mechanisms work (looking at you, Romania); what the Russiagate blueprint is and how to spot it; how Ukraine got involved in Hungary’s election; what the pros and cons of Orbanomics are after 16 years; and why there won’t be a ‘new Maidan’ if Orban loses.
Voting is Sunday. This is what you need to know now.
