The EU’s Hungary problem won’t be solved even if Viktor Orbán is ousted

<p>The bloc’s foremost troublemaker could lose April’s election, but the headaches he’s caused will not necessarily disappear with him</p><p>• <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/22/this-is-europe-sign-up-guardian-email-updates">Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here</a></p><p>How do you solve a problem like Viktor Orbán? By crossing your fingers and hoping it disappears in just over three weeks’ time. But even if the European Union’s disruptor-in-chief is ousted in elections next month (which is far from certain), Europe’s Hungary problem is unlikely to vanish overnight.</p><p>EU leaders will gather in Brussels on Thursday and Friday for yet another summit that will be at least partly hijacked by Orbán, Hungary’s illiberal prime minister.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/18/viktor-orban-hungary-parliamentary-election-eu-ukraine">Continue reading...</a>