{"id":8463,"date":"2026-04-11T22:20:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T22:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/hungarian-election-rivals-orban-and-magyar-make-final-push-for-votes-on-eve-of-poll-wplg-local-10\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T22:20:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T22:20:45","slug":"hungarian-election-rivals-orban-and-magyar-make-final-push-for-votes-on-eve-of-poll-wplg-local-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/hungarian-election-rivals-orban-and-magyar-make-final-push-for-votes-on-eve-of-poll-wplg-local-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungarian election rivals Orb\u00e1n and Magyar make final push for votes on eve of poll &#8211; WPLG Local 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/11\/reported-hit-and-run-in-hollywood-leaves-man-hospitalized-witnesses-say\/\">Hollywood hit-and-run leaves man in critical condition, police say<\/a><br \/>Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash in Hollywood that they say left a man critically injured early Saturday morning,<br \/>BREAKING NEWS<br \/>4 hours ago<br \/><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/11\/delta-flight-diverted-back-to-fort-lauderdale-airport-after-landing-gear-issue\/\">Delta flight diverted back to Fort Lauderdale airport after landing gear issue<\/a><br \/>4 hours ago<br \/><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"\/video\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/11\/plane-circles-dumps-fuel-before-safe-landing-at-fort-lauderdale-airport\/\">Plane circles, dumps fuel before safe landing at Fort Lauderdale airport<\/a><br \/>5 hours ago<br \/><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/11\/police-man-arrested-after-carjacking-chase-ends-in-fort-lauderdale-crash\/\">Police: Man arrested after carjacking, chase ends in Fort Lauderdale crash <\/a><br \/>6 hours ago<br \/><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/11\/oakland-park-mourns-loss-of-veteran-fire-rescue-battalion-chief\/\">Oakland Park mourns loss of veteran fire rescue battalion chief<\/a><br \/>5 hours ago<br \/><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"\/pets\/2026\/04\/11\/humane-society-of-broward-features-freyja-energetic-10-month-old-pup-ready-for-adoption\/\">Humane Society of Broward features Frejya, energetic 10-month-old pup ready for adoption<\/a><br \/>Associated Press<br \/>Published:\u00a0<span class=\"article-info__published\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-11T19:19:17.000Z\">April 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM<\/time><\/span><br \/>Tags:\u00a0<span class=\"tags__tag\"><a data-ga-category=\"Article Rail\" data-ga-action=\"Tag Link\" data-ga-label=\"JD Vance\" class=\"c-link tags__link\" href=\"\/topic\/JD_Vance\/\">JD Vance<\/a><span>, <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Article Rail\" data-ga-action=\"Tag Link\" data-ga-label=\"Donald Trump\" class=\"c-link tags__link\" href=\"\/topic\/Donald_Trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a><span>, <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Article Rail\" data-ga-action=\"Tag Link\" data-ga-label=\"Viktor Orban\" class=\"c-link tags__link\" href=\"\/topic\/Viktor_Orban\/\">Viktor Orban<\/a><\/span><br \/><span class='visually-hidden'>Image<\/span> 0 of 5<br \/>DEBRECEN, Hungary (AP) \u2014 The leaders of Hungary&#8217;s two biggest parties held their final election rallies on Saturday to close a turbulent campaign that will reach its apex in Sunday&#8217;s election.<br \/>Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n is facing the biggest political test of his career as his challenger P\u00e9ter Magyar &#8216;s center-right Tisza party has charted a meteoric rise and is leading by double digits in most independent polls.<br \/>If Tisza wins, it will bring Orb\u00e1n&#8217;s 16-year grip on power to a dramatic end.<br \/>Yet many observers expect the result to be closer than polls are predicting, and that Orb\u00e1n&#8217;s Fidesz party can successfully mobilize its significant base of support in the countryside.<br \/>Magyar, a 45-year-old lawyer and former member of Fidesz&#8217;s political elite, has toured Hungary relentlessly for two years, visiting hundreds of cities, towns and villages in an effort to win over some of Orb\u00e1n&#8217;s rural support.<br \/>He appeared before thousands of supporters on Saturday on University Square in Debrecen, Hungary&#8217;s second-largest city and traditionally a Fidesz stronghold.<br \/>Magyar struck a confident tone, saying the election would \u201center Hungarian history books as the day of resurrection, the renewal of the Hungarian nation, and of the real change of regime.\u201d<br \/>He also gestured toward supporters of Orb\u00e1n, saying his camp would begin the \u201creunification\u201d of Hungary after election day, something he called a \u201cnational reconciliation.\u201d<br \/>\u201cAs the winner of the election, we will have to extend a hand to our fellow countrymen,\u201d he said.<br \/>Orb\u00e1n, who ended his campaign on Budapest&#8217;s opulent Castle Hill, has campaigned primarily by sounding the alarm on myriad external dangers he says are threatening Hungarians \u2014 particularly the war in neighboring Ukraine.<br \/>Orb\u00e1n doubled down on that message, telling thousands of supporters that \u201cwe are in an age of danger.\u201d<br \/>\u201cHungary is facing serious challenges,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need to say no to major power groups in the world in order to defend ourselves, and this requires knowledge, experience and routine.\u201d<br \/>He added: \u201cNow is not the time to take risks, to change, to renew and to adventure. Now we need to protect and secure what we have.\u201d<br \/>Orb\u00e1n\u2019s campaign has been plagued by Hungary\u2019s poor economic performance, revelations of the government\u2019s increasingly close connections to Russia and corruption allegations.<br \/>He has sought to boost his appeal with voters by emphasizing his close relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly endorsed the Hungarian leader. Vice President JD Vance made a two-day visit to Budapest earlier this week to push for Orb\u00e1n\u2019s reelection, even appearing at a taxpayer-funded campaign rally alongside the prime minister.<br \/>Meanwhile, Magyar has focused his campaign on issues that affect ordinary Hungarians like inflation, costs of living and the deteriorating state of public health care and transportation.<br \/>He has also spoken forcefully about what he describes as endemic governmental corruption that enriches a narrow segment of political elites \u2014 charges Orb\u00e1n denies \u2014 and promised to reverse the prime minister&#8217;s drift away from the European Union in favor of ever closer ties with Moscow.<br \/>As his supporters waved national flags and chanted \u201cEur\u00f3pa! Eur\u00f3pa!\u201d in University Square, Magyar said that \u201cmany millions\u201d of voters would show on Sunday that \u201cHungary\u2019s place was, is, and will be in Europe.\u201d<br \/>Magyar earlier visited several smaller communities in eastern Hungary including Balmaz\u00fajv\u00e1ros, a town of around 17,000 residents.<br \/>One local Tisza activist, farmer Annam\u00e1ria Matkovics, said she had joined Magyar&#8217;s party when it was first launched in 2024. While her region has historically been a Fidesz stronghold, Matkovics, 50, said she believes that Tisza has given people the courage to express their dissent, even if could come with consequences.<br \/>\u201cWhen we\u2019re campaigning on the street, people tell us that they\u2019re worried that they\u2019ll lose their jobs if they don\u2019t vote for Fidesz, and they\u2019re still planning to vote for Tisza,\u201d she said. \u201cThey&#8217;ve had enough of the division.\u201d<br \/>___<br \/>Iv\u00e1n L. Nagy contributed.<br \/>Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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