Hungary's Orbán and Magyar hold competing rallies before 2026 election

Competing rallies filled Budapest as Viktor Orbán and challenger Péter Magyar staged a show of strength ahead of next spring’s election. Orbán’s 'peace march' moved from a Danube bridge toward Parliament, with chants against EU policy on Ukraine and a banner reading, 'We don’t want to die for Ukraine.' In a speech, he accused Kyiv’s European backers of dragging the EU into war, rejected Ukraine’s EU and alliance membership, and urged a ceasefire. Later at Heroes’ Square, Magyar accused Orbán of impoverishing and dividing Hungarians, spotlighting inflation, poor health care and corruption, while urging inclusion before an April vote.

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