Ines Vilares

Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s prime minister since 2010, faces an election dogfight. Behind in the polls, he has been effectively endorsed by both the Kremlin and the White House, and a host of conservative world leaders. As wars in Iran and Ukraine exacerbate the fissures that have weakened NATO, as well as the U.S.’s relationship with the European Union, this is an election that is being followed with bated breath in Washington, Moscow, Kyiv and Brussels.

Inês Vilares is a research fellow at Coda Story. She has also worked with Agence France-Presse and Sphera Network. Inês is currently completing a Joint Master’s in Journalism and International Affairs at Sciences Po Paris, and holds an MA (Hons) in International Relations and Management from the University of St Andrews.

“The impunity of the giants must end,” posted Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez on X.