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'We'll become Belarus' — Orban's opponents see election as last chance
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'We'll become Belarus' — Orban's opponents see election as last chance

by Martin Fornusek

BUDAPEST, Hungary — For some Hungarians, next month's parliamentary election is a chance to break with Russia, a country many believe holds a grip over their homeland. In power since 2010, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has fostered political and economic ties with Moscow while blocking EU assistance to Ukraine, deepening the rift between Budapest and Brussels. For some of Orban's opponents who came to the Tisza party rally in Budapest on March 15, it was a chance to reject the governme

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